{"product_id":"the-bonesetters-daughter-mass-market-paperbound","title":"The Bonesetter's Daughter - Mass Market Paperbound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - \"[An] absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) from the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Bird Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTransported 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. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, \u003ci\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, and its most profound hopes.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\"Los Angeles Times \u003cbr\u003e\"TAN AT HER BEST . . . Rich and hauntingly forlorn . . . The writing is so exacting and unique in its detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\"San Francisco Chronicle \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\"The \"New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\"The Denver Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen God's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Hundred Secret Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand two children's books, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Siamese Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been adapted as \u003ci\u003eSagwa\u003c\/i\u003e, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 7.14 x 4.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108463612127,"sku":"9780804114981","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/1geQEeBJl69780804114981.webp?v=1781226982","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-bonesetters-daughter-mass-market-paperbound","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}