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The Hundred Secret Senses by Tan, Amy is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Hundred Secret Senses about?

<p><p><b>the Wisest And Most Captivating Novel Tan Has Written. -<i>the Boston Globe</i> </b> <p>set In San Francisco And In A Remote Village Of Southwestern China, Amy Tan's <i>the Hundred Secret Senses</i> Is A Tale Of American Assumptions Shaken By Chinese Ghosts And Broadened With Hope. In 1962, Five-year-old Olivia Meets The Half-sister She Never Knew Existed, Eighteen-year-old Kwan From China, Who Sees Ghosts With Her Yin Eyes. Decades Later, Olivia Describes Her Complicated Relationship With Her Sister And Her Failing Marriage, As Kwan Reveals Her Story, Sweeping The Reader Into The Splendor And Violence Of Mid-nineteenth Century China. With Her Characteristic Wisdom, Grace, And Humor, Tan Conjures Up A Story Of The Inheritance Of Love, Its Secrets And Senses, Its Illusions And Truths.</p><h3>newsweek</h3><p>tan Has Once More Produced A Novel Somewhat Like A Hologram: Turn It This Way And Find Chinese-americans Shopping And Arguing In San Francisco; Turn It That Way And The Chinese Of Changmian Village In 1864 Are Fleeing Into The Hills To Hide From The Rampaging Manchus. . . .<i>the Hundred Secret Senses</i> Doesn't Simply Return To A World But Burrows More Deeply Into It,

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Tan, Amy
Publisher
New York : Ivy Books
Published
1996
Language
EN
ISBN
9780375701528
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
Rating
3.98 / 5 (32,446 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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