Miss Chopsticks

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DESCRIPTION : 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 onl y 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... PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9780099501534 BY (AUTHOR) Xinran, TRANSLATED BY Tyldesley, Esther PUBLISHER : Vintage Publishing PUBLICATION DATE : July 03, 2008 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Vintage LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm WEIGHT : 192 g PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items Show more