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Tan, Amy Bonesetter's Daughter, The London, United Kingdom Flamingo 2001 First British Edition Hard Cover Very Good Fine First Impression. No Inscriptions, very slight lean. Dustwrapper not price-clipped. 308pp. Set in contemporary San Francisco and pre-war China, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an extraordinary and inspiring excavation of the human spirit. With great warmth and humour, Amy Tan gives us a mesmerising story of a mother and daughter discovering together that what they share in their bones through history and heredity is priceless beyond measure. Price: 10.00 GBP
Tan, Amy Hundred Secret Senses, The London Flamingo 1996 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine Signed by Author First Impression. Signature on title page. Dustwrapper not price-clipped, in protective plastic wrapper. 321pp. With a sharp eye for the tragi-comedy of those whose lives are caught between two cultures, Amy Tan weaves an extraordinary and inspiring tale. In prose which blends the deceptive simplicities of fairy tales with vivid characterisation and a sly, poignant humour, she proves once again that she has no rivals - Amy Tan is the quintessential storyteller. Price: 30.00 GBP
Tan, Amy Joy Luck Club, The London William Heinemann 1989 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Fine First Impression. No Inscriptions, slight lean, very slight shelf-wear. Dustwrapper in a protective plastic wrapper. 288pp. Fresh, evocative and beautifully written, The Joy Luck Club has a special enchantment, a quality all its own. Amy Tan has written an unforgettable book with profound and moving insights into women's lives and the common bonds of love and duty that link every generation and culture. Price: 25.00 GBP
Tan, Amy The Bonesetter's Daughter Quality Paperbacks Direct 2001 Trade Paperback Very Good Slight lean, minor creasing to page edges. Luling Young is now in her eighties, and finally beginning the feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, a ghostwriter of self-help books, is losing the ability to speak up for herself. Luling can only look on, helpless: her prickly relationship with her daughter does not make it easy to discuss such matters. In turn, Ruth has begun to suspect that sometihing is wrong with her mother; she says so many onfusing and contradictory things. Price: 1.00 GBP
