"The Bonesetter's Daughter 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. "-Los Angeles Times "TAN AT HER BEST ... Rich and hauntingly forlorn ... The writing is so exacting and unique in its detail. "-San Francisco Chronicle"For Tan, the true keeper of memory is language, and so the novel is layered with stories that have been written down-by mothers for their daughters, passing along secrets that cannot be said out loud but must not be forgotten. "-The New York Times Book Review"AMY TAN [HAS] DONE IT AGAIN... The Bonesetter's Daughter tells a compelling tale of family relationships; it layers and stirs themes of secrets, ambiguous meanings, cultural complexity and self-identity; and it resonates with metaphor and symbol. "-The Denver Post