First Edition, First Printing. Brown publisher’s cloth hardcover with tan paper-covered boards and a gilt-stamped title on the spine. The dust jacket features black, white, red, and gilt photographic illustrations. As Ruth Young reads her mother LuLing's memoir, written in Chinese, she discovers the story of LuLing’s early life in a small Chinese village. The narrative unveils tragic family secrets, including the mysterious figure of Precious Auntie, a healer and the bonesetter’s daughter, whose influence profoundly shaped LuLing's life. The novel was adapted into an opera, which premiered in 2008.