Germantown Novel Views Book Club - In-person

Join the Germantown Novel Views Book Club to discuss “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" by Lisa See.

The Novel Views Book Club will meet in Meeting Room A, located on the lower level of the library.

"In a remote mountain village, the survival of an Akha tribe, one of China's 55 ethnic minorities, depends on tea. Rigid traditions prohibit Li-yan from keeping her newborn. She saves her daughter by leaving her in a nearby town, wrapped in blankets with a tea cake that hints at her distinctive heritage. Over the course of decades, See (China Dolls, 2014) reveals Li-yan's exceptional story of departure and eventual return. Interspersed with Li-yan's peripatetic experiences are those of her daughter, the titular tea girl, divulged by medical reports, letters, even the transcript of a group therapy session for adopted Chinese teens. See, herself partly of Chinese ancestry, creates a complex narrative that ambitiously includes China's political and economic transformation, little-known cultural history, the intricate challenges of transracial adoption, and an insightful overview of the global implications of specialized teas."  (Booklist)

Print copies of "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" may be available at the Germantown Library.

"The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" is available on Overdrive/Libby.

eBook: https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/2831231 

eAudiobook: https://mcplmd.overdrive.com/media/2830375 

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GEN 1.0 10/27/2021

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