THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER

Author: Amy Tan
Publisher: IVY
Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "The Bonesetter's Daughter dramatically chronicles the tortured, devoted relationship between Lu Ling 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 "TAN IS THE BEST... Rich and hauntingly forlorn... The writing is so exacting and unique in its detail." – San Francisco Chronicle "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 "AMYTAN 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