Li-Yan lives with her family who are tea farmers in the mountains of China. She is being trained as a midwife but doesn't have a lot of interest. She does well in school and may be able to be the one in her village who continues on to higher education (AKA secondary education). Instead, she falls in love and ends up pregnant, a state that is unacceptable for an unmarried woman. Her boyfriend has left for Thailand to make money so they CAN get married but the baby is coming too soon. Despite thinking that her mother will make her "get rid" of the baby (kill it after it is born and bury it in the forest), she instead helps Li-Yan hide her pregnancy and deliver her new born to an orphanage. The baby is adopted out to an American couple. Li-Yan's life seems to be going down hill fast but then takes a turn when her teacher helps her get into a training program to become a tea expert. She moves to the big city and starts a business. Now she is interested in tracking down the daughter she gave up. The story goes between Li-Yan's perspective and her daughter in America. Will they ever be able to find each other? Listen to this great audio book and find out.
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