Reading Amy Tan

This essential discussion of Amy Tan's life and works is a necessity for high school students and an enriching supplement for book club members.

• Summarizes each of Tan's novels, offering a plot summary and a discussion of themes, settings, and characters

• Provides questions that can be used to generate classroom and book club discussion

• Includes sidebars to highlight interesting information about the author and her work

• Offers a selected, general bibliography of print and electronic resources to facilitate further study