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Ties That Bind, Ties That Break Mass market paperback - 2000
by Namioka, Lensey
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Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. Her decision to resist this ancient custom in 1911 China leads to her being shunned by her intended's family as well as her own. But, with courage and bold conviction, she forges her own destiny.
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- Title Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
- Author Namioka, Lensey
- Binding Mass Market Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Laurel Leaf, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-11-14
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0440415993-4-12403869
- ISBN 9780440415992 / 0440415993
- Weight 0.18 lbs (0.08 kg)
- Dimensions 6.84 x 4.13 x 0.45 in (17.37 x 10.49 x 1.14 cm)
- Ages 12 to UP years
- Grade levels 7 - UP
- Reading level 830
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects Sex role, China
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98027877
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition.
As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.
As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.
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- Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2000, Page 106