Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and two children’s books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat, which has been adapted as Sagwa, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club, and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Tan, who has a master’s degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.
“[An] absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond . . . this book
sing[s] with emotion and insight.”—People
“Tan at her best . . . rich and hauntingly forlorn . . . The
writing is so exacting and unique in its detail.”—San Francisco
Chronicle
“The Bonesetter’s Daughter dramatically chronicles the tortured,
devoted relationship between LuLing Young and her daughter Ruth. .
. . A strong novel, filled with idiosyncratic, sympathetic
characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant
contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery.”—Los Angeles
Times
“For Tan, the true keeper of memory is language, and so the novel
is layered with stories that have been written down—by mothers for
their daughters, passing along secrets that cannot be said out loud
but must not be forgotten.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Amy Tan [has] done it again. . . . The Bonesetter’s Daughter tells
a compelling tale of family relationships; it layers and stirs
themes of secrets, ambiguous meanings, cultural complexity and
self-identity; and it resonates with metaphor and symbol.”—The
Denver Post
“As compelling as Tan’s first bestseller The Joy Luck Club . . . No
one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy
Tan.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
“Poignant and bittersweet . . . A story of secrets and revelation,
estrangement and reconciliation.”—Rocky Mountain News
“Compelling . . . Readers who loved Amy Tan’s bestselling novels
about the complex ties between mothers and daughters, The Joy Luck
Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife, will also be captivated by The
Bonesetter’s Daughter.”—The Orlando Sentinel
“A woman’s struggle to find her voice has long been a favorite
theme of Amy Tan. Nowhere has she explored it with more compassion
or charm than in this touching new novel.”—The Richmond
Times-Dispatch
“An enchanting story of a mother and daughter, the secrets they
have kept from one another, and the common ground they finally come
to occupy.... A powerful, luminously written saga in which past and
present are bound together into the tangled skein of a human
life.”—The Anniston Star
“A riveting, multi-layered tale . . . Tan’s storytelling skills are
strong, and her plot line appeals to the rebellious daughter in all
of us.”—Toronto Globe and Mail
Tan's empathetic insight into the complex relationship of Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters is again displayed in her latest extraordinary, multi-layered tale. Now suffering from Alzheimer's, Lu Ling's references to the past are confusing and contradictory particularly her desperate attempts to communicate with her deceased Precious Auntie, who was her nursemaid and Ruth worries about her mother's health. But when Ruth translates Lu Ling's lengthy journal, she learns that her mother was once a strong-willed, courageous girl who overcame a background of family secrets and lies, persevered despite romantic heartbreak and survived tremendous hardships and suffering in war-torn China. Tan deftly handles narrative duties as Ruth, the exasperated but loving daughter, while Chen is perfect as the quick-speaking, accented Lu Ling. Lu Ling's first-person diary is particularly suited to audio: we hear the young girl directly reveal her secret hopes and dreams, and watch her grow from a naive innocent to a sharp-eyed survivor. Simultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover (Forecasts, Dec. 4). (Feb.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
"AS COMPELLING AS TAN'S FIRST BESTSELLER THE JOY LUCK CLUB.
. . No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy
than Amy Tan."
-The Philadelphia Inquirer
"[AN] ABSORBING TALE OF THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER BOND . . . THIS BOOK
SING[S] WITH EMOTION AND INSIGHT."
-People
"POIGNANT AND BITTERSWEET . . . A STORY OF SECRETS AND REVELATION,
ESTRANGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION."
-Rocky Mountain News
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