The Bonesetter's Daughter
of Amy Tan (Goodreads Author)
Description
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 motionâall of which lead back to Ruth and LuLing in modern San Francisco. The truth that Ruth learns from her motherâs past will forever change her perception of family, love, and forgiveness.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 387 pages
- Publisher Ballantine Books
- Publication Date February 4th 2003
- First Publication 02/19/01
- Language English
- ISBN 9780345457370
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['China', 'San Francisco, California (United States)']
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