{"product_id":"the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-9781501154836","title":"The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lisa See, \"one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their remote mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations--until a stranger appears at the village gate in a jeep, the first automobile any of the villagers has ever seen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The stranger's arrival marks the first entrance of the modern world in the lives of the Akha people. Slowly, Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, begins to reject the customs that shaped her early life. When she has a baby out of wedlock--conceived with a man her parents consider a poor choice--she rejects the tradition that would compel her to give the child over to be killed, and instead leaves her, wrapped in a blanket with a tea cake tucked in its folds, near an orphanage in a nearby city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Li-yan comes into herself, leaving her insular village for an education, a business, and city life, her daughter, Haley, is raised in California by loving adoptive parents. Despite her privileged childhood, Haley wonders about her origins. Across the ocean Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. Over the course of years, each searches for meaning in the study of Pu'er, the tea that has shaped their family's destiny for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful story about circumstances, culture, and distance, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\u003c\/i\u003e paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond of family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSee, Lisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Lisa See is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Sea Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSnow Flower and the Secret Fan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeony in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShanghai Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChina Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDreams of Joy\u003c\/i\u003e, which debuted at #1. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eOn Gold Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the story of her Chinese American family's settlement in Los Angeles. See was the recipient of the Golden Spike Award from the Chinese Historical Association of Southern California and the Historymaker's Award from the Chinese American Museum. She was also named National Woman of the Year by the Organization of Chinese American Women.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577034150162,"sku":"9781501154836","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_003540b0-c1f8-4330-87ac-d7d15ac8af6b.jpg?v=1731994972","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tea-girl-of-hummingbird-lane-9781501154836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}