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| Author | Lisa See |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
Flower Net (1997) by Lisa See is the first of the Red Princess mysteries.[1] The other two novels in the series are The Interior (1999) and Dragon Bones (2003). Flower Net explores the state of US-China relations in the early months of 1997, especially in terms of international politics, human trafficking, and the smuggling of illegal goods such as bear bile,[2] and nuclear trigger devices. It also focuses on human relationships – especially those between father and son, father and daughter. Pam Spencer suggests that the title refers to "the flower net used by Chinese fishermen who throw the mesh wide to trap everything within its reach".[3][4]
- ^ Red Princes and Princesses are so named because of their exceptional devotion to Chairman Mao Zedong and/or because of their great wealth. Lisa See, The Interior, p. 112. New York: HarperCollins, 1999
- ^ Flower Net, pp. 232-233. New York: HarperCollins, 1997
- ^ Pam Spencer, Flower Net. School Library Journal (04/1998)
- ^ Flower Net, p. 152