num_pages: 387
description: Ruth Young and her widowed mother, LuLing, have always had a tumultuous relationship. Now, before she succumbs to forgetfulness, LuLing gives Ruth some of her writings, which reveal a side of LuLing that Ruth has never known. . . .In a remote mountain village where ghosts and tradition rule, LuLing grows up in the care of her mute Precious Auntie as the family endures a curse laid upon a relative known as the bonesetter. When headstrong LuLing rejects the marriage proposal of the coffinmaker, a shocking series of events are set in motion–all of which lead back to Ruth and LuLing in modern San Francisco. The truth that Ruth learns from her mother’s past will forever change her perception of family, love, and forgiveness.
language: English
title: The Bonesetter's Daughter
titlecomplete: The Bonesetter's Daughter
characters: GaoLing, Ruth Young, LuLing, Bibi Tersayang
genres: Asia, Audiobook, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, Asian Literature, Adult, China, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 127791
places: San Francisco, California, China
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
publisher: Ballantine Books