The Resource The Valley of Amazement
The Valley of Amazement
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The item The Valley of Amazement represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item The Valley of Amazement represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- Amy Tan's The Valley of Amazement is a sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village.Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China's last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucrative foreign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign "Shanghailanders" living in the International Settlement, both erased by World War II.A deeply evocative narrative about the profound connections between mothers and daughters, The Valley of Amazement returns readers to the compelling territory of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. With her characteristic insight and humor, she conjures a story of inherited trauma, desire and deception, and the power and stubbornness of love
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- 9780062107336
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- The Valley of Amazement
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- The Valley of Amazement
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- trueFamily sagas
- trueFamily secrets
- Fiction
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- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueKidnapping
- trueLiterature
- trueMen/women relations
- trueMothers and daughters
- trueProstitution
- trueSan Francisco, California
- trueShanghai, China
- trueAmericans in China
- trueArt
- trueCalifornia
- trueChina
- Summary
- Amy Tan's The Valley of Amazement is a sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village.Spanning more than forty years and two continents, The Valley of Amazement resurrects pivotal episodes in history: from the collapse of China's last imperial dynasty, to the rise of the Republic, the explosive growth of lucrative foreign trade and anti-foreign sentiment, to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of the foreign "Shanghailanders" living in the International Settlement, both erased by World War II.A deeply evocative narrative about the profound connections between mothers and daughters, The Valley of Amazement returns readers to the compelling territory of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club. With her characteristic insight and humor, she conjures a story of inherited trauma, desire and deception, and the power and stubbornness of love
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- Tan, Amy
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- Fiction
- Literature
- Historical Fiction
- Label
- The Valley of Amazement
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- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
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- True
- Isbn
- 9780062107336
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- optical disk
- Label
- The Valley of Amazement
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9780062107336
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
Subject
- trueHistorical Fiction
- trueCourtesans
- trueFamily relationships
- trueFamily sagas
- trueFamily secrets
- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueKidnapping
- trueLiterature
- trueMen/women relations
- trueMothers and daughters
- trueProstitution
- trueSan Francisco, California
- trueShanghai, China
- trueAmericans in China
- trueArt
- trueCalifornia
- trueChina
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- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2013
- trueFamily Sagas
- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2013
- trueImmigrant Experiences
- trueFamily Ties
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