Description: ISBN 0399146431 THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER by AMY TAN The Philadelphia Inquirer An] absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond . . . this book sing s] with emotion and insight. People Ruth Young and her widowed mother, LuLing, have always had a tumultuous relationship. Now, before she succumbs to forgetfulness, LuLing gives Ruth some of her writings, which reveal a side of LuLing that Ruth has never known. . . . In a remote mountain village where ghosts and tradition rule, LuLing grows up in the care of her mute Precious Auntie as the family endures a curse laid upon a relative known as the bonesetter. When headstrong LuLing rejects the marriage proposal of the coffinmaker, a shocking series of events are set in motion all of which lead back to Ruth and LuLing in modern San Francisco. The truth that Ruth learns from her mother s past will forever change her perception of family, love, and forgiveness. A strong novel, filled with idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters; haunting images; historical complexity; significant contemporary themes; and suspenseful mystery. Economy Shipping
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Language: English
Book Title: The Bonesetter's Daughter
Author: Amy Tan
