Join us for another event in our Lunch and Literature series.  Amy Tan, renowned author of The Joy Luck Club, will discuss her new novel that spans fifty years and two continents. The Valley of Amazement resurrects lost worlds, from the collapse of China’s imperial dynasty to the inner workings of courtesan houses and the lives of foreigners living in Shanghai’s International Settlement.  It is also a deeply evocative narrative of family secrets, the legacy of trauma, and the profound connections between mothers and daughters, which the author has so expertly mapped in her previous novels.

Amy Tan’s other works include The Kitchen God’s Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses and The Bonesetter’s Daughter, all New York Times bestsellers. She will be in conversation with Paul French, who lived in China for more than 10 years. He is a widely published analyst and commentator on China; his books include a history of North Korea, a biography of Shanghai adman and adventurer Carl Crow, a history of foreign correspondents in China and, most recently, the bestselling Midnight in Peking.       

Ticket price includes a light buffet lunch

12:30  Light Buffet Lunch

13.00 Discussion

Members priority booking 2 September – 22 Sepetember

General booking opens 23 September