Flamingo, London, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. tanned pages, normal for this type of paper, some shelf wear along the edges, previous name, dust jacket not price clipped, in protective cover, a nice copy for year published. Size: Octavo . 358 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Chinese American Women Fiction; ISBN: 0002240351. ISBN/EAN: 9780002240352. Dewey Code: 813.54. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102106. . 9780002240352

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"The wisest and most captivating novel tan has written." - The Boston Globe Set in San Francisco and in a remote village of Southwestern China, Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses is a tale of American assumptions shaken by Chinese ghosts and broadened with hope. In 1962, five-year-old Olivia meets the half-sister she never knew existed, eighteen-year-old Kwan from China, who sees ghosts with her "yin eyes." Decades later, Olivia describes her complicated relationship with her sister and her failing marriage, as Kwan reveals her story, sweeping the reader into the splendor and violence of mid-nineteenth century China. With her characteristic wisdom, grace, and humor, Tan conjures up a story of the inheritance of love, its secrets and senses, its illusions and truths.

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Bookseller: BOOKNEST (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 102106
Title: The Hundred Secret Senses
Author: TAN, AMY
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0002240351
ISBN 13: 9780002240352
Publisher: Flamingo
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1996
Keywords: BZDB291 Chinese American women Fiction, Sisters Fiction, Ghost stories, Chinese Fiction, Dewey: 813.54 Fiction; Chinese American Women Fiction; The Hundred Secret Senses

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