Amy Tan's connection to nature is captured in her latest\, The Backyard Bird Chronicles\, a collection of sketches a nd essays which debuted at #1 on both the New York Times and the Indie bes tseller list.
\nBorn in the U.S. to immigrant parents from China\, T an&rsquo\;s first bestselling novel\, The Joy Luck Club\, offered a look a t the immigration experience from the perspective of mothers and daughters . Other New York Times best-sellers followed\, including The Kitchen God&r squo\;s Wife\, The Hundred Secret Senses\, The Bonesetter&rsquo\;s Daughte r\, Saving Fish from Drowning\, and The Valley of Amazement. Tan is also t he author of two children&rsquo\;s books\, a memoir\, and other works. In keeping with her love of science and childhood love of doodling\, she rece ntly took up nature journal sketching. When she found herself overwhelmed by our increasingly divisive culture\, she turned to nature and the world of bird life outside her own window.
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