Amy Tan

For decades, a quartet of Chinese women who have emigrated to San Francisco gather to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk—they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Over the years, their stories have informed the lives of four daughters who feel the weight of family and world history....

Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world....

Amy Tan has touched millions of people with haunting and sympathetic novels of cultural complexity and profound empathy....

For decades, a quartet of Chinese women who have emigrated to San Francisco gather to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk — they call themselves the Joy Luck Club....

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....

A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners....

For decades — in China and in San Francisco — Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have kept each other's confidences, but those secrets are about to be revealed. Convinced that she is dying, Helen decides to celebrate the Chinese New Year by unburdening herself of hidden truths....

Years after her Chinese half-sister assails her with ghost stories set in the mysterious world of Yin, Olivia — a young woman from San Francisco — finds herself in China....

Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China. But after the mysterious death of their tour leader, the carefully laid plans fall apart....

In her startlingly sensual story, Rules for Virgins, beloved best-selling author Amy Tan ( The Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter’s Daughter) takes us deep into the illicit world of 1912 Shanghai.....

This audiobook will give fans and critics unparalleled insight into Amy Tan's process, her thoughts on the literary enterprise, and her singularly warm, intelligent mind....

New York Times best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan brings us her latest novel: a sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity....

Three sisters listen to their grandmother recount a mesmerizing childhood memory on a rainy afternoon....

Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have always shared secrets, but now Helen wants to reveal them. Helen is convinced she is dying and decides to celebrate what might be her last Chinese New Year....

A funny and surprisingly informative gathering of childhood creations by today's most celebrated writers....

A naughty white kitten, Sagwa, comes from a long line of royal Chinese cats. Her mischief changes the spirit of a cruel magistrate and helps shape the future for her ancestors....

For decades — in China and in San Francisco — Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have kept each other's confidences, but those secrets are about to be revealed. Convinced that she is dying, Helen decides to celebrate the Chinese New Year by unburdening herself of hidden truths....

LuLing Young is now in her 80s. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China....

Veninderne Winnie og Helen har holdt på hinandens værste hemmeligheder i mere end 50 år. Nu, hvor Helen tror, hun skal dø, vil hun fortælle alt...

In Where the Past Begins, Amy Tan is at her most intimate in revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction....