Ebook {Epub PDF} The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan

About the Author. Amy Tan is the author of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Opposite of Fate, Saving Fish from Drowning, and two children’s books, The Moon Lady and The Chinese Siamese Cat, which has been adapted as Sagwa, a PBS series for children/5(1K).  · The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan’s third novel, continues her interest in Chinese and Chinese American culture, especially the strife between family members who . Tan's third novel, The Hundred Secret Senses, follows two sisters as they try to overcome culture gaps to form a bond. The narrator is Olivia, a photographer who 4/5.

Last Updated on J, by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: One of the primary themes of Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses is that of sisterhood and love. In this novel, Tan explores. THE HUNDRED SECRET SENSES. by Amy Tan ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 17, Tan again revisits the rich intersection of Chinese and American female sensibilities (The Joy Luck Club, ; The Kitchen God's Wife, ), this time layering her trademark home truths on the fragile foundation of an episodic century-old ghost story. The Hundred Secret Senses is now one of my favorite Amy Tan novels, rivaled only by The Bonesetter's Daughter. Yes, I love The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and Saving Fish From Drowning - I love any Tan story I come across - but The Hundred Secret Senses (along with TBD) really stand out.

Amy Tan’s The Hundred Secret Senses () focuses on the relationship between Olivia and her half-sister, Kwan. The well-known author of two widely successful novels: The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife, her previous books focused on the tortured lives of older generation women whose journey brought them from China to America. The Hundred Secret Senses is a bestselling novel by Chinese-American writer Amy Tan. It was published by Putnam, and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. While the story is fictional, it is based on the experiences of Tan and on stories told by her mother. Tan's third novel, The Hundred Secret Senses, follows two sisters as they try to overcome culture gaps to form a bond. The narrator is Olivia, a photographer who sets up the story through flashbacks to her childhood.