Born in the U.S. to immigrant parents from China\, Tan&rsquo\;s first bestselling novel\, The Joy Luck Club\, offere d a look at the immigration experience from the perspective of mothers and daughters. Other New York Times best-sellers followed\, including The Kit chen God&rsquo\;s Wife\, The Hundred Secret Senses\, The Bonesetter&rsquo\ ;s Daughter\, Saving Fish from Drowning\, and The Valley of Amazement. Tan is also the 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 recently took up nature journal sketching. When she found herself ov erwhelmed by our increasingly divisive culture\, she turned to nature and the world of bird life outside her own window.
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