The 'B' format edition of Amy Tan's latest title should do very well for Flamingo - the hardback edition reached number 2) in the "New York Times" bestseller list. Set in contemporary San Francisco and pre-war China, this novel focuses on the history shared by a mother and daughter.

Amy Tan is the author of five critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling novels. Her first novel, `The Joy Luck Club¿, was nominated for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and was a recipient of the Commonwealth Gold Award. `The Joy Luck Club¿ was also adapted into a feature film in 1994. Her subsequent novels are `The Kitchen God¿s Wife¿, `The Hundred Secret Senses¿, and `The Bonesetter¿s Daughter¿ and `Saving Fish from Drowning¿. She lives in San Francisco and New York.