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Amy Tan

AMY TAN is the author of several novels, including The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter. She is a co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club and is on the board of American Bird Conservancy. She lives in Sausalito, California.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles
The Joy Luck Club
The Hundred Secret Senses
Saving Fish from Drowning
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Opposite of Fate
The Bonesetter's Daughter

Books

The Backyard Bird Chronicles
The Joy Luck Club
The Hundred Secret Senses
Saving Fish from Drowning
The Kitchen God's Wife
The Opposite of Fate
The Bonesetter's Daughter

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