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Title	:	Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Author	:	Lensey Namioka
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 160 pages
Published	:	November 14th 2000 by Laurel Leaf (first published 1999)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Fiction. Cultural. China. Academic. School

Ties That Bind, Ties That Break Paperback | Pages: 160 pages

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Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run away from her governess and play games with her male cousins. Knowing she will never run again once her feet are bound, Ailin rebels and refuses to follow this torturous tradition.

As a result, however, the family of her intended husband breaks their marriage agreement. And as she enters adolescence, Ailin finds that her family is no longer willing to support her. Chinese society leaves few options for a single woman of good family, but with a bold conviction and an indomitable spirit, Ailin is determined to forge her own destiny. Her story is a tribute to all those women whose courage created new options for the generations who came after them.

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Original Title:	Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
ISBN:	0440415993 (ISBN13: 9780440415992)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	China,1911
Literary Awards:	Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Preis der Jugendjury (2005), California Young Readers Medal for Young Adult (2004), Washington State Book Award (2000)

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I rate "Ties That Bind, Ties That Break" with a 5-start rating in the context of a YA book. However, that is not to diminish the appeal to an adult reader who is interested in the concept of binding the feet of women. This tradition of foot-binding is perhaps unique to China but other traditions used around the world serve the same purpose; to keep women in a position of weakness and submission to men. I found it invigorating and encouraging to see the protagonist's desire to fight tradition

This young Chinese girl decides that she did not want to have her feet painfully bound, going against tradition. This novel takes us through her struggles and accomplishments that come as a result of this choice.The main character was strong, so I found myself rooting for her quite early in the book. It is always nice to see strong female characters.It was very interesting to see a book that dealt with Chinese culture without mocking it or being over-awed at it. This seemed to look at it through

This is the story of a young headstrong girl growing up in China in the early 20th Century who refuses to have her feet bound. She goes to school and is very good at English, gets the English name Eileen, but is removed from school once her father dies. Her English teacher continues to tutor her for free and gets her a job as a nanny for a family of American missionaries. She leaves her family as they are planning to give her away as a concubine. The American family eventually takes Eileen with

**Warning: this text may contain spoilers** It is a wonderful book on a girl named Ailin (aka Eileen) who refuses to have her feet bound, hence causing her engagement to be broken by her fiancé's mother. I love how this book shows the challenges Ailin had to face as a result of her unbound feet and how it managed to shape her character from a spoiled girl to a determined, hardworking and resilient woman, who is willing to work hard for her dreams to become a chef. I also enjoyed the ending,



Ailin breaks with tradition when she refuses to have her feet bound. Set in San Francisco and Nanjing, China in the early 1900's, the story explores the changing role of Chinese women at that time.

Read this with an advanced ESL class. I would not say that it is in any way a work of art; if anything, it's poorly written, all the characters two-dimensional, and the plot thin and at times confusing. However, my students (mostly Chinese) found it accessible and they certainly had plenty to say during discussions about the topics in the story. I don't even want to have to read it again, but I would use it again for class.