{"product_id":"the-bonesetters-daughter-9780804114981","title":"The Bonesetter's Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - \"[An] absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) from the renowned author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Bird Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRuth Young and her widowed mother have always had a difficult relationship. But when she discovers writings that vividly describe her mother's tumultuous life growing up in China, Ruth discovers a side of LuLing that she never knew existed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTransported to a backwoods village known as Immortal Heart, Ruth learns of secrets passed along by a mute nursemaid, Precious Auntie; of a cave where dragon bones are mined; of the crumbling ravine known as the End of the World; and of the curse that LuLing believes she released through betrayal. Within the calligraphied pages awaits the truth about a mother's heart, secrets she cannot tell her daughter, yet hopes she will never forget. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConjuring the pain of broken dreams and the power of myths, \u003ci\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, and its most profound hopes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16152098\"\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.14h x 4.44w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804114981\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804114986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC008000\"\u003eSagas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen God's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Hundred Secret Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand two children's books, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Siamese Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been adapted as \u003ci\u003eSagwa\u003c\/i\u003e, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Tan, who has a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704098296045,"sku":"9780804114981","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_7f413e1c-f5d6-4ab7-bf75-9f39d0cc43ae.jpg?v=1754367054","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-bonesetters-daughter-9780804114981","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}