The Joy Luck Club -- Amy Tan

<b>Master storyteller Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters in this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller. <p/><b><b>"<i>The Joy Luck Club</i> is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational."<b>--Kevin Kwan, author of <i>Crazy Rich Asians</i></b></b></b></b> <p/>In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past-begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and say stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club. <p/>Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish--and the tragic way in which it has come true. The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember...<br><br><b>Author:</b> Amy Tan<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons<br><b>Published:</b> 03/22/1989<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.32h x 6.27w x 1.09d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780399134203<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.7<br><b>Point Value:</b> 14<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>7111 / Jo