{"id":11152,"date":"2026-01-08T22:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=11152"},"modified":"2026-01-08T22:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:08:35","slug":"book-club-discusses-15th-century-chinese-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtb.org\/?p=11152","title":{"rendered":"Book Club Discusses 15th Century Chinese Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Author Lisa See has crafted a book about 15th century Chinese woman doctor, Amy Tan’s Circle of Women<\/em>. That’s the January selection of the WTB Book Club which meets on Zoom, Monday, January 12 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this book of historical fiction, See was inspired by the true story of a woman doctor from the 15th-century in China. Born into a well-placed family Tan Yunxian is raised by her grandparents and learned all about Chinese medicine from her grandmother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’d like to participate email: babova@aol.com for the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to read ahead, the selection for February is Prophet Song <\/em>by Paul Lynch. This dystopian novel won the 2023 Booker Prize and centers on the Stack Family as the Republic of Ireland slips into totalitarianism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step Inside<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the tapestry of traditions and culture! Plus, the factual story of
Lady Tan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a young age, Yunxian learns about women\u2019s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose\u2013despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it\u2013and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other\u2019s joys and struggles.  No mud, no lotus<\/em>, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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