“The Snow Flower and the Treasured Fan” is an incredibly interesting novel that tells about a country that has long changed, about people who have passed away and a vanished culture. Only a brilliant writer is capable of what Lisa Xi managed to do - bring to life not only her hero, but also an entire cultural layer, revive relationships and feelings that are often incomprehensible to us. Just as captivating and emotional as Memoirs of a Geisha, the novel explores the greatest mystery of all time: female friendship. The book created an incredible sensation in the publishing world, and even before its first publication, the rights to it were sold to 18 countries.