Description
Imperial China, 19th century.
Every morning, before dawn, Little Flower fervently binds her golden lotuses. The pain is unbearable, but she accepts it: only tiny, perfect feet will open the doors to an honorable marriage. When her father dies, her world collapses. Sold by her mother to the powerful Fong family, she becomes the lady-in-waiting to Linjing, an heiress as capricious as she is ruthless. Little Flower clings to the hope of a better future... until Linjing, consumed by jealousy, forces her to unbind her feet, shattering her chances of finding a husband. Already broken, Little Flower's fate takes another dramatic turn when a scandal erupts within the Fong family, sweeping the young women into a storm of secrets and betrayals. A poignant novel about honor, resilience, and the weight of tradition.
Jane Yang was born in Saigon and grew up in Australia. Alongside a career dedicated to science and research, she has always been torn between modern reasoning and ancestral oral traditions, passed down from generation to generation.
