Lisa See: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
Adventures by the Book is excited to partner with The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum for a Chinese Tea Tasting Adventure with the sensational New York Times bestselling author, Lisa See, where we will recreate a previous adventure with Lisa which we are privileged to say helped inspire this latest novel. In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa introduced the Yao people to her readers. Now in her new novel she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world, which has revolved around the ritual and routine of tea farming for generations, will soon change. Inspired by the performance of a Chinese tea ceremony, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane tells the story of a Chinese mother and her daughter separated by circumstances, culture, and distance.
Join us for an evening at The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, a non-profit organization whose mission is to collect, preserve, and share the Chinese American experience and culture to educate their diverse community and visitors. Over appetizers and a tasting of traditional Chinese teas Lisa See will tell us about how she crafted her latest novel and was inspired to interweave the classical culture of tea into the heart of her novel and her characters’ destinies. Includes a hardcover copy of the book, appetizers, tea tasting, donation to The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, author talk, book signing, and the chance to meet the author.