PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ISBN 9780099501534
- Categories BX, BXOS, Children's Books, F LIT, Picture Books, RM 10 - RM 19.99, Xinran
- Author(s) Xinran
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Pages 272
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions 19.8cm x 2cm x 13cm
- Weight 0.2 kg
product description
Sisters Three, Five and Six don't have much education, but they know two things for certain: their mother is a failure because she hasn't produced a son, and they only merit a number as a name. Together they find jobs, make new friends, and learn more than a few lessons about life... Sisters Three, Five and Six don't have much education, but they know two things for certain: their mother is a failure because she hasn't produced a son, and they only merit a number as a name. Women, their father tells them, are like chopsticks: utilitarian and easily broken. But when they leave their home in the countryside to seek their fortune in the big city, their eyes are suddenly and shockingly opened. Together they find jobs, make new friends, and learn more than a few lessons about life...

