THE JOY LUCK CLUB [Signed]

Tan, Amy

ISBN 10: 0399134204 / ISBN 13: 9780399134203

Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY, 1989

About this Item

Octavo, 288 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with colorful motif and white lettering. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar covering, price uncut "$18.95/$26.50 CAN", has tears along the head edges, light stains, mild rubbing wear along the spine tail edge, and small tears along the tail fore corners. Boards are slightly cocked, has bending wear along the spine and fore corners, and mild age toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock has light smudges on some pages throughout, and mild age toning along the edges. Signed flat by Amy Tan on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. 1393581. Special Collections.

Seller Inventory # 1393581

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE JOY LUCK CLUB [Signed]
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399134204
• ISBN 13: 9780399134203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature

About this title

Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Amy Tan’s modern classic that examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters

“For me, [The Joy Luck Club] 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 Crazy Rich Asians

“Brilliant.”—The Washington Post Book World
“A jewel of a book.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Amy Tan [is] a writer of dazzling talent.”—Chicago Tribune

In 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.

With 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.

Intimate and moving, The Joy Luck Club shows us how the inheritance of pain and unspoken secrets can lead to misunderstanding—and yet how love can still offer the promise of reconciliation.

About the Author

Amy Tan is the author of several novels, including The Joy Luck Club, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, and The Bonesetter's Daughter. She is a co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of The Joy Luck Club and is on the board of American Bird Conservancy. She lives in Sausalito, California.