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Title:
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Bonesetter's Daughter, The |
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Authors:
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Tan, Amy |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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339 |
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Year:
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2001 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Ruth Young knows very little of her mother's past, until some papers written in Chinese calligraphy, fall into her hands. We are taken back to LuLing's birthplace: the remote, mountainous region in China where Peking Man was discovered in the 1920s. Tan uses the conflicts of mothers, daughters and sisters to explore the dynamic that exists between first-generation Americans and their immigrant elders.
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Categories:
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Fiction, Culture/Ethnic/Racial, Relationships, China, USA, China, Blind Low Vision Library |
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Reviews
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By: DUNED 089
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2025-10-15 10:24:59 |
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Most of our members really enjoyed this book which gave an insight into cultural aspects of Chinese families. The level of detail provided a very good insight into life activities at that time. |
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By: ROTO 011
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2022-08-29 14:07:26 |
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We loved this book - one of our favourites. Lots of layers. |
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By: CHCH 355
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2022-08-29 14:04:38 |
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Slow to start, but the plot gathered momentum as it progressed. |
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By: CHCH 009
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2022-08-29 14:03:54 |
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Most of us found it an interesting, easy and enjoyable read. It generated a lot of discussion about our own families, especially our mothers and grandmothers. We think about writing our own stories. |
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By: AUCK 420
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2022-08-29 14:01:37 |
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Interesting read. A great story to understand inter-generational relationships, and a different culture. |
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By: HAMIL 062
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2022-07-06 19:05:23 |
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We all enjoyed it, but many of us took a while to get into it and didn't really enjoy it till part 2, where we learnt of Luling's (the mother) background. We all loved learning more about Chinese history and culture, communism, Peking Man, the conflict with the Japanese, the tradition of bone-setting and ink making. We were surprised and saddened by how superstition ruled and ruined their lives. Great writing that described well the complex relationship between mother and daughter, and the cruelty of dementia. |
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By: AUCK 273
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2022-02-28 17:07:44 |
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Very enjoyable read. Well-written. |
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By: CHCH 333
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2021-08-25 10:43:48 |
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Group enjoyed the book. |
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By: TEAWA 005
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2019-11-04 14:46:53 |
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We all thoroughly enjoyed this book. |
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