Author Lisa See will be the guest speaker at the annual Author’s Tea, sponsored by the Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club on Tuesday, April 22 at the clubhouse, 961 Haverford. See’s latest novel, ‘Peony in Love,’ takes place in 17th-century China in the Yangtzi River delta, and is based on the true story of three “lovesick maidens’ married to the same man, one after the other, with not one of them reaching age 20. Together, they wrote the first book of its kind to have been written and published anywhere in the world by women. (The lovesick maidens were part of a much larger phenomenon: In 17th century China, more female writers were being published than in the entire rest of the world at that time.) Born in Paris but raised in Los Angeles, See spent much of youth in Chinatown. Her first book, ‘On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family’ (1995), traces the journey of See’s great-grandfather, Fong See; the patriarch of a sprawling family who overcame obstacles at every step to become the 100-year-old godfather of Los Angeles’ Chinatown.? Woman’s Club members Judy Grosh, Sheila Dowst and Madeleine Zaloom will serve tea. The event benefits the Braille Book, ‘Expectations,’ for the Junior Blind. Tickets ($10) will be available at the door or from members of the club. Checks should be made to the Woman’s Club.
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