Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

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SUMMARY: A New York Times Bestseller 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. Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died. When her daughter comes to take her place, she learns of her mother's lifelong wish, and the tragic way in which it has come true.
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  • Theresia Prabawatishared an impression5 years ago
    👍Worth reading
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  • zoeyhas quoted2 years ago
    "Bad wife!" she cried. "If you refuse to sleep with my son, I refuse to feed you or clothe you." So that's how I knew what my husband had said to avoid his mother's anger. I was also boiling with anger, but I said nothing, remembering my promise to my parents to be an obedient wife.
  • zoeyhas quoted2 years ago
    He had no desire for me, but it was his fear that made me think he had no desire for any woman. He was like a little boy who had never grown up
  • zoeyhas quoted2 years ago
    I was surprised at what I saw. I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. I was strong. I was pure. I had genuine thoughts inside that no one could see, that no one could ever take away from me. I was like the wind.

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