The valley of amazement
The valley of amazement by Amy Tan is a 2013 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Amy Tan, paired here with the talk they gave.
Violet Minturn, a half-Chinese/half-American courtesan who deals in seduction and illusion in Shanghai, struggles to find her place in the world, while her mother, Lucia, tries to make sense of the choices she has made and the men who have shaped her.