Amy Tan
The Joy Luck Club (Penguin Orange Collection)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780143129493
- author:
- Amy Tan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Reprint edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Romance, Historical Romance, General, Amy Tan,The Joy Luck Club (Penguin Orange Collection),Penguin Books,014312949X,Fiction,Fiction - General,20th Century American Novel And Short Story,Tan, Amy - Prose & Criticism,Asian American,Fiction / Asian Ame
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club is a poignant exploration of the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to play mahjong, remember the past, and gossip into the night, forming the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Tan examines the memories that reveal these women's strength, worries, and determination. As each woman reveals her secrets, the threads of their lives become increasingly entwined, highlighting the intricate web of matriarchal ties that can both support and stifle. This intimate and moving novel shows how the inheritance of pain and unspoken secrets can lead to misunderstanding, yet also offers the promise of reconciliation. Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, this edition features a bold series design that brings a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback.
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