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Dedicated daughter: Amy Tan retells the story of her mother's hard life in China in her second novel
Dedicated daughter: Amy Tan retells the story of her mother's hard life in China in her second novel

Dedicated daughter: Amy Tan retells the story of her mother's hard life in China in her second novel

Date6/23/1991
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  • Dedicated daughter: Amy Tan retells the story of her mother's hard life in China in her second novel
  • Dedicated daughter: Amy Tan retells the story of her mother's hard life in China in her second novel.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dedicated daughter: Amy Tan retells the story of her mother's hard life in China in her second novel.
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