women's friendship

Another absolute delight in the Dropped Stitches series!  Becca Snyder, next to the youngest of the Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches, does volunteer work at a shelter for homeless teens in the greater L.A. area; it will look good on her application to law school.  She's also fighting an attraction to the shelter's director, Mark Russo.  They have less than nothing in common, so why can't she get him off her mind? 

Two lawyers meet in a bar and instant sparks sweep them away to a passionate night.  It seems to be a losing case when they find out that Sebastian has just been hired to be Josephine's (better known in the book as Joey's) boss.  I read quite a few of the Martini Dare books.

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In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, “old same,” in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan on which she’s painted a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together, they endure the agony of foot-binding, and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their deep friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart. 

Poetic, melancholic almost spiritual murder mystery and tale of three women surrounding that murder