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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
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- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
A thrilling new novel exploring the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple.
Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. There is ritual and routine, and it has been ever thus for generations. Then one day a jeep appears at the village gate - the first automobile any of them have seen - and a stranger arrives. In this remote Yunnan village, the stranger finds the rare tea he has been seeking and a reticent Akha people.
Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, translates for the stranger and is among the first to reject the rules that have shaped her existence. When she has a baby outside of wedlock, rather than stand by tradition she wraps her daughter in a blanket, with a tea cake hidden in her swaddling, and abandons her in the nearest city. After mother and daughter have gone their separate ways, Li-yan slowly emerges from the security and insularity of her village to encounter modern life while Haley grows up a privileged and well-loved California girl. Despite Haley's happy home life, she wonders about her origins, and Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. They both search for and find answers in the tea that has shaped their family's destiny for generations.
In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change. A powerful story about a family separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-09-22
This story is a winding hill of how one woman traverses life
This book was descriptive, you could transport yourself to the scene and journey with the characters in the story which helped to connect with the main character. I was moved to tears of joy, anger and laughter.
She found her way back home.
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- J S
- 27-03-20
When is the sequel?
I didn't take to this book at first , not sure why. I persevered and it soon became a book I had to listen to at every opportunity.
I both love and dislike the ending as I want more of the story.
This is an interesting, heartfelt, frustrating annoying but enjoyable book. It has left me wanting to research things she wrote about. I'm glad I finished it.
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- Keith
- 17-12-23
Ethnic Chinese & tea
Such an interesting book about different Chinese cultures & their tea - for which I have a new found respect . I really enjoyed this book.
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- miss e m aguero
- 16-10-20
fantastic book
Apart from the fab story, you learn so much about history and culture. such vivid writing. Beautifully read. Lisa See is my new fave author
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- Maja
- 22-12-22
Wonderful and surprising
Fascinating story of China we know little about. Great read that is hard to put away. Highly recommended for those who are interested in Chinese culture, traditions and realities.
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- Charlotte C.
- 02-02-22
Interesting
Interesting book, learned a lot about China and its Ethnic Arka people. However the 2nd half if the book was disappointingly unrealistic so let the story down.
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- Sophie AC
- 03-03-22
Loved this. Didn’t want it to end
Fascinating story of a young girl in China through to her middle age. References many significant world events in that region. Very well narrated. And I learned a lot about tea!
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- Frauke
- 16-12-18
Very interesting and enticing story
Both the story and the narrator's were very good! The book follows the physical and emotional journey of a girl born in a remote mountain village in China, her life in the village with ancient traditions and beliefs and, later on, her encounters with the rest of China and the western world. Meanwhile, the reader periodically follows the story of the illegitimate child the main character had to give away at a young age. The novel is emotional, thought provoking, and hard to out down.
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- halfmoonrunner
- 13-07-17
Stunningly compelling
I loved this so much that I implore everyone to listen, I'm sure you won't regret it.
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- Lisa
- 21-07-21
Satisfying Chinese Family Saga
A generations long saga with fascinating detail about the transition of China; the Oka minority and tea. Sub themes about adoption and women's rights but what will stay with me is the sense of sacred embedded in the culture. A satisfying end.
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