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2009 Readers' Festival
Lisa See

Lisa will be speaking from 10:00-11:00 am in the Sycamore Room
 


 
 

Lisa See
Photo credit: Patricia Williams

Lisa See, author of the critically-acclaimed international bestseller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005), has always been intrigued by stories that have been lost, forgotten, or deliberately covered up, whether in the past or happening right now in the world today. For Snow Flower, she traveled to a remote area of China – where she was told she was only the second foreigner ever to visit – to research the secret writing invented, used, and kept a secret by women for over a thousand years. Amy Tan called the novel “achingly beautiful, a marvel of imagination.” Others agreed, and foreign-language rights for Snow Flower were sold to 36 countries. The novel also became a New York Times bestseller, a Booksense Number One Pick, and has won numerous awards domestically and internationally.

For more information visit www.lisasee.com.

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This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation

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