Another party to which I've come late, but having read Lisa See's Shanghai Girls series - I knew I would enjoy this one, and I did!
In See's sweeping multi-generational way, this book covers many aspects of rural Chinese life. The tradition of foot binding and concept of "mother love" were very well portrayed and very interesting to me. Even though they're seen as "worthless branches of a tree," women's stories are the ones that garner the most interest, I think, because the readers come to know not only the woman's true worth, but also can try to understand the harsh environments in which they're forced to live.
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