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Miss ChopsticksMiss Chopsticks

Miss Chopsticks

Esther Tyldesley, Xinran

3.5(2)on Hardcover

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Sisters Three, Five and Six don't have much education, but they know two things for certain: their mother is a failure because she hasn't produced a son, and they only merit a number as a name. Women, their father tells them, are like chopsticks: utilitarian and easily broken. But when they leave their home in the countryside to seek their fortune in the big city, their eyes are suddenly and shockingly opened. Together they find jobs, make new friends, and learn more than a few lessons about life...

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OL Work ID
OL21006003W

Subjects

China, fictionFiction, generalSisters, fictionPeasantsFictionSistersWomenSocial conditionsSocial life and customsManners and customs

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