{"product_id":"the-bonesetters-daughter-9780804114981","title":"The Bonesetter's Daughter","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e 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-\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"TAN AT HER BEST . . . Rich and hauntingly forlorn . . . The writing is so exacting and unique in its detail.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\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-\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"AMY TAN  HAS] DONE IT AGAIN. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e 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-\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600787509522,"sku":"9780804114981","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_05361603-6fb7-4637-aabe-f32aa05526e0.jpg?v=1732216548","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bonesetters-daughter-9780804114981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}