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The valley of amazement [LP]

Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the choices she has made and the men who have shaped her.

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Main Author: Tan, Amy
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: New York : Harperluxe, 2013.
Edition:1st HarperLuxe [large print] ed.
Subjects:
Americans > China > Fiction.
Art > Fiction.
Courtesans > Fiction.
Family secrets > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Kidnapping > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Shanghai (China) > Fiction.
San Francisco (Calif.) > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
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Summary:Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the choices she has made and the men who have shaped her.
Physical Description:xiv, 913 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780062223388
0062223380
Author Notes:Amy Tan was born on February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California. She received B.A. degrees in English and linguistics and a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose State University. She worked as a freelance business writer, but eventually turned to fiction. Her first book, The Joy Luck Club, won the Commonwealth Gold Award and was adapted into a feature film in 1994. Her other novels include The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, Saving Fish from Drowning, and The Valley of Amazement. She is also the author of a memoir entitled The Opposite of Fate and two children's books entitled The Moon Lady and Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat.

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