The Bonesetter's Daughter

By: Amy Tan

Narrated by: Amy Tan, Joan Chen

Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Set in contemporary San Francisco and in a Chinese village where Peking Man is being unearthed, The Bonesetter's Daughter is an excavation of the human spirit: the past, its deepest wounds, its most profound hopes.

The story conjures the pain of broken dreams, the power of myths, and the strength of love that enables us to recover in memory what we have lost in grief. Over the course of one fog-shrouded year, between one season of falling stars and the next, mother and daughter find what they share in their bones through heredity, history, and inexpressible qualities of love.

©2001 Amy Tan (P)2005 Phoenix Audio. All Rights Reserved.

Critic reviews

"In the end, it's the novel's depth of feeling that resonates and lingers. Tan writes with real soul." (Washington Post Book World)
"Storytelling in its oldest and truest form." (AudioFile)

Great Storytelling

What a truly wonderful ability of the writer to take you to another place!!! remarkable story telling. I really enjoyed this novel.

Beautiful story

Slow start but about half way through was addicted to the story and what came next. Left me happy and smiling.

Re-listen

I listened to this in my mid-20’s and thought it was good. I listened it again in my early 40’s and it hits different. More relatable and you recognize more of life.

Exceptionally good

I enjoyed this book tremendously. The writing was very nuanced and descriptive which allowed for vivid images to appear in my imagination according to what was happening throughout the book. That, in my opinion, takes some great talent.

The story was very different for me as I normally go for mysteries. However, my interest never waned. I enjoyed it so much that I will probably read more of Ms. Tan's books. I would recommend this to anyone. Also, if you liked Memoirs of Geisha, I know you'll like this as well.

Wonderful

This book kept me enthralled to the end. It is the story of mothers, daughters, and the unknown love between them. The narration is excellent and there is a bit of "suspense" because you are just aching to know the whole story! It is a marvelous book.

Fantastic - one of a kind

This book is in a class of its own. I listed to this one every chance I had.

The Bonesetter's Daughter is A wonderful story with outstanding narration. Amy Tan is a gifted narrator,in addition to being a gifted author.

I look forward to more Amy Tan books.

Another fantastic historical fiction from Amy Tan

This is one of my favorite authors and I was surprised I hadn't listened to this a while back. It was worth the wait. Part one left me scratching my head. Part two sucked me in and left me wanting more. Part three wrapped it all up in a neat little package and perfect ending.

Superb! Love of so many depths!

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves an excellent story about relationships, names, and the mystery of how they fit into their family’s history.
Written with the detailed description, the Author creates an exquisite tale of love on so many levels, without any vulgarity.
I loved the intricate descriptions that allowed me to see, feel, hear and smell what the characters were living through.
My only criticism would be that toward the end I thought some of the scenes went too slow. But on the whole, it was thoroughly enjoyable.

Good story

Any additional comments?

I liked the book, but it was not an edge of your seat type of book. Good to learn about different cultures. Interesting mother/daughter relationship.

Wonderful!

Please read this book, it is absolutely wonderful!!!! I couldn’t turn it off, finished in 2 days.