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The Valley of Amazement
Amy Tan
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Description for The Valley of Amazement
Paperback. An expansive, heartbreaking novel from the internationally bestselling author of 'The Joy Luck Club'. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 428.
An expansive, heartbreaking novel from the internationally bestselling author of ‘The Joy Luck Club’.
In turn-of-the-century Shanghai, Violet Minturn is raised by her American mother, the mistress of the city’s most renowned courtesan house. When the revolution comes, a cruel deception forces Violet to become a virgin courtesan.
‘The Valley of Amazement’ is the story of three women, bound by blood and betrayal. But, as she struggles to understand her heritage, it is Violet’s determination to forge her own destiny ... Read more
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007476480
SKU
V9780007476480
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Amy Tan
Born in the US to immigrant Chinese parents, Amy Tan is an internationally celebrated writer. Her novels are The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, and Saving Fish from Drowning, all New York Times bestsellers. She is also the author of a memoir, The Opposite of Fate, and two children's books. Her ... Read more
Reviews for The Valley of Amazement
Praise for ‘The Valley of Amazement’: ‘Tan explores, sensitively, the edges of some thorny topics … Chinese-Americans are among the most dynamic, and socially cohesive, ethnic groups in the US … Tan is one of their leading voices … Tan’s fiction is, as always, hugely readable.’ Sunday Times ... Read more