{"product_id":"saving-fish-from-drowning-paperback","title":"Saving Fish from Drowning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rollicking, adventure-filled story . . . packed  with] the human capacity for love.\"\u003cbr\u003e-USA Today \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A superbly executed, good-hearted farce that is part romance and part mystery . . . With Tan's many talents on display, it's her idiosyncratic wit and sly observations . . . that make this book pure pleasure.\"\u003cbr\u003e-San Francisco Chronicle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSan Francisco art patron Bibi Chen has planned a journey of the senses along the famed Burma Road for eleven lucky friends. But after her mysterious death, Bibi watches aghast from her ghostly perch as the travelers veer off her itinerary and embark on a trail paved with cultural gaffes and tribal curses, Buddhist illusions and romantic desires. On Christmas morning, the tourists cruise across a misty lake and disappear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith picaresque characters and mesmerizing imagery, Saving Fish from Drowning gives us a voice as idiosyncratic, sharp, and affectionate as the mothers of The Joy Luck Club. Bibi is the observant eye of human nature-the witness of good intentions and bad outcomes, of desperate souls and those who wish to save them. In the end, Tan takes her readers to that place in their own heart where hope is found. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amy Tan is among our great storytellers.\"\u003cbr\u003e-The New York Times Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amy Tan has created an almost magical adventure that, page by page, becomes a metaphor for human relationships.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Isabel Allende \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With humor, ruthlessness, and wild imagination, Tan has reaped  a] fantastic tale of human longings and (of course) their consequences.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Elle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A book that's easy to read and hard to forget.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Newsweek\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen God's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Hundred Secret Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand two children's books, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Lady\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Siamese Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been adapted as \u003ci\u003eSagwa\u003c\/i\u003e, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the coproducer and co-screenwriter of the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than 25 languages. Tan, who has a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saving Fish from Drowning\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227267186937,"sku":"9780345464019","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NDI5RXdNWWxyUmxUdi9lQ1hkTTU4UT09.webp?v=1768279222","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/saving-fish-from-drowning-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}