I am a HUGE Amy Tan fan. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, all of her previous books. But...The Valley of Amazement was a HUGE let down. The more I read the more I was convinced that she was ripping off Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders. To many similarities, and for god's sake they named the baby Flora. What? I almost stopped reading at that time, but wanted to continue reading to find an original idea or concept. Please, tell me it's not true...Is Amy Tan too tired to write another original and authentic book? I hope not!