http://talentdevelop.com/articlelive/articles/249/1/Amy-Tan---a-brief-profile/Page1.html
Published on 09/10/2007
Born
in the US to immigrant parents from China, Amy Tan failed her mother’s
expectations that she become a doctor and concert pianist. She settled
on writing fiction. Her novels are The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter, and Saving Fish from Drowning, all New York Times bestsellers and the recipient of various awards.