{"product_id":"the-joy-luck-club","title":"The Joy Luck Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER • Amy Tan’s modern classic that examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters—now with a new preface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“For me, [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e] 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.”—Kevin Kwan, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Brilliant.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A jewel of a book.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Amy Tan [is] a writer of dazzling talent.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to play mah jong, remember the past, and gossip into the night. United in unspeakable loss and new hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the memories that display these women’s strength, worries, and determination. As each woman reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of the matriarchal ties that they believe have stymied their ability to face the uncertainties of the future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntimate and moving, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Joy Luck Club \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshows us how the inheritance of pain and unspoken secrets can lead to misunderstanding—and yet how love can still offer the promise of reconciliation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amy Tan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133272756314,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/2135\/1514\/files\/71Z1moq8PzL._SL1500.jpg?v=1754075694","url":"https:\/\/wrenandpurl.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-joy-luck-club","provider":"Wren \u0026 Purl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}