The Bonesetter's Daughter

Names take on significance in Amy Tan’s novels. In The Bonesetter’s Daughter, one important name is that of Precious Auntie. She is referred to as both Bao Mu and Bao Bomu. Each name carries a very...

Hello! In the beginning of the story, we are introduced to Ruth, a ghost writer, who lives with her boyfriend, Art Kamen, and his two daughters, Dory and Fia. Ruth feels that her mother is a very...

The generation gap is a common theme right throughout the works of Amy Tan, and it crops up again in The Bonesetter’s Daughter. As if often the case in Tan’s work, we are presented with a young...

The transience, or impermanence, of memory is a central theme in Amy Tan's book The Bonesetter's Daughter. As she gets older, LuLing is losing her memories, and with them her connection to her past...