I thoroughly enjoyed this book but I thought it ended too quickly. This is a powerful story about two women separated by oceans and circumstances. In a remote village in China, LiYan harvests tea and ancient traditions amidst her family. A stranger appears with an automobile and the villagers have never seen such a thing. Modern life begins to enter their world. LiYan begins to wonder, gets an education, has a child out of wedlock. The little girl, eventually to be known as Haley, is adopted and lives a privileged life in California. Haley questions her roots. When she was found at the orphanage in China, she was wrapped in a blanket and a tea cake was inserted in her wrapping. This cake may prove to be a clue to her beginnings.
Both women search for answers. This book is fabulous with wonderful and meaningful descriptions of ancient traditions and tea making.
A pleasure to listen to….audio was superb! The story was slow to get into and ended too abruptly, but other than that….wonderful.
I even went to TeaVana and bought some Po’or tea!!!