Lucy

Lucy asked Lisa See:

Hi Lisa, I absolutely love your books. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is the book that made me realize historical fiction is my favorite genre. Your books bring me to a different life and I love that about them. Do you have any books by other authors that you love?

Lisa See My mom, Carolyn See, who is a writer, has also been a huge influence on my life as a woman and a writer. I can honestly say I wouldn’t be the writer I am if not for her. Bob Dylan has also been an influence, not that I know him or anything. (Hey, Bob, if you’re reading this, give a call!) Lastly, I’d have to say Wallace Stegner. I used a line from Angle of Repose as the epigraph for On Gold Mountain: “Fooling around in the papers my grandparents, especially my grandmother, left behind, I get glimpses of lives close to mine, related to mine in ways I recognize but don’t comprehend. I’d like to live in their clothes a while.” I didn’t realize when I used those lines that the sentiment would continue to influence me and my writing to this day.

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Beverly Low

Beverly Low asked Lisa See:

Hi beautiful Lisa, I am pretty sure that I've read all of your books, well listened..as I love Janet Song. I have listened to them all more than once. And now thanks to good reads I can go on to your page and find out what you're interested in!!! When can I expect another? Because of you and Pearl S Buck, I have such a love for China, unfortunately I have also cried! Bev

Sintamei Ndawula

Sintamei Ndawula asked Lisa See:

Dear Lisa, are you writing any new books? After reading Lady Tan's Circle of Women it made me fall in love with historical fiction and I am yet to read Island of Sea Women next.

Lisa Crump

Lisa Crump asked Lisa See:

Ms. See. Did you grow up in America and/or both countries determining that China's history needed to be told? Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is my favorite. The fan being a source for sending messages was fascinating to me. War and strife are inevitable topics. I love that we learn the hidden stories in your books. You are in my top 10 authors. Please continue your great writing! Thank you. Lisa Crump

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