I read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, which I just loved. So when I heard she had another book out I had to read it. This book is good, but not as good as Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Peony falls in love with a stranger, her father had already arranged a marriage for her. She dies of lovesickness. She doesn’t find out until near her death, that the srtanger was to be her husband. As a ghost, she watches over him. It is a lovely book, but doesn’t have the weight of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
3 out of 4 Stars
Reviewed by: Anne Egger, Library Services
