Novelist Lisa See, author of the novel, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett for the entire hour about her book, how it came to be, Pu’er tea, and the Akha culture. They also discuss her mother, the late great writer, Carolyn See.

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(Broadcast date: May 9, 2018)