* Born of Revolution: A Novel of China’s Turbulent Century (1995)
* Floating on a Malayan Breeze (1997)
* Flying Shadows of Desire (1999)
* The Opium Merchant’s Wife (2005)
* Daughters of the Flower Fragrant Garden (2007)
* House of Fortune Cookies (2010)
Memoirs
* A Bridge of One's Own: Travels Over Time in China (1993)
Children and Middle Grade Books
* The Chinese Mirror (2003)
* The Golden Gate (2012)
* The Forgotten Flute (2015)