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Shanghai, 1912. Violet Minturn is the daughter of the American madam of the city's most exclusive courtesan house. But when the Ching dynasty is overturned, Violet is separated from her mother and forced to become a "virgin courtesan." Spanning more than forty years and two continents, Amy Tan's newest novel maps the lives of three generations of women-and the mystery of an evocative painting known as "The Valley of Amazement." Moving from the collapse of China's last imperial dynasty to the growth of anti-foreign sentiment and the inner workings of courtesan houses, The Valley of Amazement interweaves the story of Violet, a celebrated Shanghai courtesan on a quest for both love and identity, and her mother, Lucia, an American woman whose search for penance leads them to an unexpected reunion -- Publisher.
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Family secrets, Kidnapping, Art, Courtesans, Fiction, Americans, Mothers and daughters, Large type books, Identity (Psychology), nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2014-08-03, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, historical, general, San francisco (calif.), fiction, Shanghai (china), fiction, Chinese americans, fiction, Fiction, cultural heritage, HistoryPlaces
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The valley of amazement
2013, Fourth Estate, Ecco/Harper-collins, Harper Perrenial
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0007456271 9780007456277
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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.
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