●延續「喜福會」同樣探討母女關係為主題，傳統與現代文化的衝突，並加入代表中國文化之元素如甲骨文字與歷史，故事帶領讀者到1920年代的中國，母親璐琳的奶媽寶姨，她對璐琳的一生有著重大的影響，她是當地有名接骨師的女兒，年輕時自殺未遂卻造成顏面受傷，並成了啞巴....
“The Bonesetter’s Daughter dramatically chronicles the tortured, devoted relationship between LuLing Young and her daughter Ruth. . . . A strong novel, filled with idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery.”
“The Bonesetter’s Daughter dramatically chronicles the tortured, devoted relationship between LuLing Young and her daughter Ruth. . . . A strong novel, filled with idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery.”