THE BONESETTER’S DAUGHTER
Paperback
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"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," said the Los Angeles Times of Tan's novel.
The plot: as a child, Ruth was subjected to her mother LuLing’s notions about curses and ghosts and her repeated threats to kill herself. But now LuLing seems happy. Struggling to hold onto the past, LuLing begins to write all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. When Ruth discovers the papers, she finds each page reveals secrets about her mother that LuLing could never tell her.
This title is part of the series: AP* WORLD HISTORY READING LIST
| Pages | 400 |
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| ISBN | 9780804114981 |