Saving Fish from Drowning
Amy Tan
Penguin Group US
<p>A provocative new novel from the bestselling author of <i>The Joy Luck Club</i> and <i>The Bonesetter's Daughter</i>. <br><br>On an ill-fated art expedition into the southern Shan state of Burma, eleven Americans leave their Floating Island Resort for a Christmas-morning tour-and disappear. Through twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and destruction of the Myanmar military regime. <br><br>Filled with Amy Tan's signature "idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery"(Los Angeles Times), Saving Fish from Drowning seduces the reader with a fa?ade of Buddhist illusions, magician's tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of...</br></br></br></br></p>