The valley of amazement
About this book
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.
Subjects
Family secretsKidnappingArtCourtesansFictionAmericansMothers and daughtersIdentity (Psychology)Amerikanisches EnglischHistorical fictionMother-child relationshipnyt:hardcover-fiction=2013-11-24New York Times bestsellerFiction, historical, generalSan francisco (calif.), fictionShanghai (china), fictionChinese americans, fictionFiction, cultural heritage