The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

Posted on 07 July 2017 by Lisa See

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 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 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. New Download The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane author Lisa See For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Lisa See fans ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY with The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON WITH INTIMACY of CHARACTERS.and TONS of HEART Lisa s new novel has all the elements we loved from several of her books The Snow Flower and The Secret Fan , Shanghai Girls , and Dream of Joys.Compelling storytelling, historically set in a remote region, and culture, well researched, beautifully woven plot, an expanded appreciation for the Chinese history, Heritage, family tradition Lisa See fans ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY with The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.ANOTHER HISTORY LESSON WITH INTIMACY of CHARACTERS.and TONS of HEART Lisa s new novel has all the elements we loved from several of her books The Snow Flower and ...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here The book was good but it got slow there in the middle, like at some points I was totally into it and then it would just get tedious There were just parts of it that felt superfluous and they didn t add much to the story Also I thought that maybe the growth in the characters could have beensubtle and developed over the course of the book and it would have addeddepth And just what was the thing with her ending up married to some rich guy and then life is perfect, the ending was a li The book was good but it got slow there in the middle, like at some points I was totally into it and then it would just get tedious There were just parts of it that felt superfluous and they didn t add much to the story Also I thought that maybe the growth in the characters could have beensubtle and developed over the course of the book and it would have addeddepth And just what was the thing with her ending up married to some rich guy and then life i...4.5 stars This story gives us a fascinating look at this ethnic minority known as the Akha in a rural village in a tea growing region in China It also provides fairly in depth information on the tea industry But this is Lisa See and so it is of course so muchIt has language that flows and characters that you grow attached to even though you might not understand their culture and a captivating story of mothers and daughters, families, fate and love There are multiple layers here Li yan 4.5 stars This story gives us a fascinating look at this ethnic minority known as the Akha in a rural village in a tea growing region in China It also provides fairl...Simply this Lisa See kicked in the door on this one If you are a long standing fan of her writing, you will have experienced the solid depth and breadth of her superb skill The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane is exceptional All you can do is live, she says You don t have a choice Life continues whether we want it to or not The sun will rise despit...I m no tea connoisseur, but this story was so flavourful I could imagine myself sitting back enjoying a tea from The Naunnu mountains perhaps even in a hammock Hmmm.Steeped in traditions and superstitions, this is a richly textured story of Li yan who becomes the only one in the Akha village who is fortunate enough to get an education But young love intervenes and her path is chang...NOW AVAILABLE I d only read one book by Lisa See beforeSnow Flower and the Secret Fan. I enjoyed it very much, so I wasthan pleased to have the opportunity to read her latest The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Li Yan and her family are Akha, an indigenous hill tribe who live in the higher elevations they are classified by the Chinese government as part of the Hani The Hani are an official minority The Akha culture is one with much respect for those with age and experience The NOW AVAILABLE I d only read one book by Lisa See beforeSnow Flower and the Secret Fan. I enjoyed it very much, so I wasthan pleased to have the opportunity to read her latest The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Li Yan and her family are Akha, an indigenous hill tribe who live in the higher elevations they are classified by the Chinese...This epic family saga begins in the high mountains of China where wild tea trees grow some of the most sought after tea in the world The people are known as the Akha people, one of 55 minority groups in a country whose majority group is called Han.With her renowned attention to detail and copious research, Lisa See has created a story that is as broad and sweeping as China itself yet her characters are formed like the most delicately detailed paintings and the story itself flows like skillfully This epic family saga begins in the high mountains of China where wild tea trees grow some of the most sought after tea in the world The people are known as the Akha people, one of 55 minority groups in a country whose majority group is called Han.With her renowned attention to detail and copious research, Lisa See has created a story that is as broad and sweeping as China itself yet her characters are formed like the most delicately detailed paintings and the story itself flows like skillfully inscribed calligraphy.The story encompasses the growing pains of a culture that is propelled from history and tradition into modern times and modern e...I really enjoyed this story of Li yan, born in a remote Yunnan village in China, of the minority Akha people.Rare tea is made from the trees here, and we learn so much about tea making, Chinese customs and beliefs, and life in a small village Li yan has a child very young, and she has a tough journey, but this shows the resilience of her people and this is a heartfelt story.This is my first novel by Lisa See and I really enjoyed it Thank you to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster, and the author Lisa I really enjoyed this story of Li yan, born in a remote Yunnan village in China, of the minority Akha people.Rare tea is made from the trees here, and we learn so much about tea making, Chinese customs and beliefs, and life in a small village Li yan has a child ver...4 stars Wow did I ever learn a lot about tea and the Chinese Akha culture I always love learning new things while reading and this book definitely educates the reader on the history, production and manufacturing, marketing and selling of tea as well as the drinking, enjoyment and health benefits I am a tea drinker myself I m actually drinking tea while writing this review , so I enjoyed learning about everything involved in the tea business, however, I did find it a bit overwhelming at ti 4 stars Wow did I ever learn a lot about tea and the Chinese Akha culture I always love learning new things while reading and this book definitely educates the reader on the history, production and manufacturing, marketing and selling of tea as well as the drinking, enjoyment and health benefits I am a tea drinker myself I m actually drinking tea while writing this review , so I enjoyed learning about everything involved in the tea business, however, I did find it a bit overwhelming at times I enjoyed the narration of this novel by Li yan who was raised in a remote Chinese mountain village I think the author, Lisa See, did a fantastic job telling the story through her eyes Li yan captured my heart within the first few pages and my love for her only grew stronger as I absorbed the chapters of her story One thing that really stoo...3.5 Once again Lisa See brings to her readers a different culture, the Akha, seeped in their own beliefs and superstitions A culture that is immersed in the picking and cultivating tea leaves, though many barely make a living from this practice, having a hard time feeding their families Li Yan is a young girl in the village, her mother has prominence of a midwife and hopes that some day Li Yan will take her place She also has a secret and rather strange inheritance to pass on, which will figu 3.5 Once again Lisa See brings to her readers a different culture, the Akha, seeped in their own beliefs and superstitions A culture that is immersed in the picking and cultivating tea leaves, though many barely make a living from this practice, having a hard time feeding their families Li Yan is a young girl in the village, her mother has prominence of a midwife and hopes that some day Li Yan will take her place She also has a secret and rather strange inheritance to pass on, which will figure prominently i...

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07 July 2017

Lisa See