The Bonesetter's Daughter -- Amy Tan

"<i>The Bonesetter's Daughter</i> 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."<br>-<i>Los Angeles Times</i> <p/><b>"TAN AT HER BEST . . . Rich and hauntingly forlorn . . . The writing is so exacting and unique in its detail."<br>-<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><br></b><br>"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."<br>-<i>The</i> <i>New York Times Book Review<br></i><br><b>"AMY TAN HAS] DONE IT AGAIN. . . . <i>The Bonesetter's Daughter</i> 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."<br>-<i>The Denver Post<br></i></b><br><br><b>Author:</b> Amy Tan<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ballantine Books<br><b>Published:</b> 01/29/2002<br><b>Pages:</b> 416<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.45lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.14h x 4.44w x 1.13d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780804114981<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 18<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>48144 / Boneset