This story centers around the Akah people, a Chinese ethnic minority who live in the Yunnan mountains, and whose lives revolve around traditions and tea. Li-yan has a child out of wedlock, and rather than follow Akha custom and kill her baby, she abandons her in the nearest village.
The baby is adopted by an American couple and grows up with a privileged life in California. Li-yan leaves her village and becomes one of the few formally educated Akha women. The market for tea explodes, and tea connoisseurs and speculators arrive in the Yunnan mountains, eager to find sources of the coveted product.
In California, Haley wonders about her birth mother, while Li-yan never stops thinking about the daughter she gave away. With both of them involved in the world of tea, is there a chance they might meet?
See has written another good book that showcases a little known culture, educates about tea, and celebrates the bonds of all kinds of families.
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