| The Bonesetter's Daughter Contributor(s): Tan, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804114986 ISBN-13: 9780804114981 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: ""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 "TAN AT HER 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 "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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003558641 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 4.44" W x 7.14" (0.45 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 48144 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 18.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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 "TAN AT HER 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 "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 |