The Bonesetter's Daughter
| AUTHOR | Tan, Amy; Tan, Amy |
| PUBLISHER | Ballantine Books (01/29/2002) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - "[An] absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond" (People) from the renowned author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan."--The Philadelphia Inquirer Ruth Young and her widowed mother have always had a difficult relationship. But when she discovers writings that vividly describe her mother's tumultuous life growing up in China, Ruth discovers a side of LuLing that she never knew existed. Transported to a backwoods village known as Immortal Heart, Ruth learns of secrets passed along by a mute nursemaid, Precious Auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined; of the crumbling ravine known as the End of the World; and of the curse that LuLing believes she released through betrayal. Within the calligraphied pages awaits the truth about a mother's heart, secrets she cannot tell her daughter, yet hopes she will never forget. . . . Conjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, and its most profound hopes.
"No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan."--The Philadelphia Inquirer Ruth Young and her widowed mother have always had a difficult relationship. But when she discovers writings that vividly describe her mother's tumultuous life growing up in China, Ruth discovers a side of LuLing that she never knew existed. Transported to a backwoods village known as Immortal Heart, Ruth learns of secrets passed along by a mute nursemaid, Precious Auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined; of the crumbling ravine known as the End of the World; and of the curse that LuLing believes she released through betrayal. Within the calligraphied pages awaits the truth about a mother's heart, secrets she cannot tell her daughter, yet hopes she will never forget. . . . Conjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, and its most profound hopes.
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ISBN-13:
9780804114981
ISBN-10:
0804114986
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
416
Carton Quantity:
44
Product Dimensions:
4.44 x 1.13 x 7.14 inches
Weight:
0.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Price on Product
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Literary
Fiction | Women
Fiction | Sagas
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5.7
Point Value:
18
Interest Level:
Upper Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003558641
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK - "[An] absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond" (People) from the renowned author of The Joy Luck Club and The Backyard Bird Chronicles
"No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan."--The Philadelphia Inquirer Ruth Young and her widowed mother have always had a difficult relationship. But when she discovers writings that vividly describe her mother's tumultuous life growing up in China, Ruth discovers a side of LuLing that she never knew existed. Transported to a backwoods village known as Immortal Heart, Ruth learns of secrets passed along by a mute nursemaid, Precious Auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined; of the crumbling ravine known as the End of the World; and of the curse that LuLing believes she released through betrayal. Within the calligraphied pages awaits the truth about a mother's heart, secrets she cannot tell her daughter, yet hopes she will never forget. . . . Conjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, and its most profound hopes.
"No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan."--The Philadelphia Inquirer Ruth Young and her widowed mother have always had a difficult relationship. But when she discovers writings that vividly describe her mother's tumultuous life growing up in China, Ruth discovers a side of LuLing that she never knew existed. Transported to a backwoods village known as Immortal Heart, Ruth learns of secrets passed along by a mute nursemaid, Precious Auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined; of the crumbling ravine known as the End of the World; and of the curse that LuLing believes she released through betrayal. Within the calligraphied pages awaits the truth about a mother's heart, secrets she cannot tell her daughter, yet hopes she will never forget. . . . Conjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, and its most profound hopes.
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