The Tan, Amy creator author. text Historical fiction. nyu New York Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2013] 2013 First edition. monographic eng

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xiv, 589 pages ; 24 cm. Shanghai, 1912. Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half- American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the choices she has made and the men who have shaped her. Amy Tan. a-cc--- n-us-ca Americans China Fiction Art Fiction Courtesans Fiction Family secrets Fiction Identity (Psychology) Fiction Kidnapping Fiction Mothers and daughters Fiction Shanghai (China) Fiction San Francisco (Calif.) Fiction PS3570.A48 V35 2013 813/.54 9780062107312 UPZ 140205 20190501233624.0 858872564 eng