This book offers a unique insight into the lives of Chinese-American women and their complex relationships with their mothers and daughters. It is perfect for readers looking for a heartwarming and emotional exploration of cultural identity and family ties. The book's most distinctive feature is its use of interconnected stories to explore the experiences of its characters.

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• California Book Award for Fiction (Gold) (1989)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (1989)
• Northern California Book Awards for Fiction (1989)
• National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (1989)
• National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1989)

Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. "To despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable." Forty years later the stories and history continue. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. 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 their matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.

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