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The Joy Luck Club

By: Amy Tan
Narrated by: Gwendoline Yeo
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For decades, a quartet of Chinese women who have emigrated to San Francisco gather to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk—they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Over the years, their stories have informed the lives of four daughters who feel the weight of family and world history on their shoulders. With wit and sensitivity, this novel explores the deep, complicated, and sometimes painful connections between mothers and daughters.

Amy Tan entices listeners to immerse themselves into the complex lives of these women.

©2006 Amy Tan (P)2022 Phoenix Books
Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction United States San Francisco

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Inside another Life

Tan provides insight into another world, another life, with this personal account of different lives

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An old favourite

My paperback book has been read so many times it is falling apart. Such a joy to hear this wonderful novel as an audio book. Well narrated.

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A joyful experience

I had read this novel many years ago and needed to re read it to lecture about it. I loved it. It contains so much information on Chinese culture post WW2 and how our context impacts on not only our own lives but our children's lives, especially how behaviours and habits in our relationships can be intergenerational. After listening to it I also revisited the movie and it too is great. I want my adult daughter to read it now. So much to learn from this novel and so much to enjoy. The narration was very realistic and added to the sense of empathy the characters evoked in the listener.

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Amy Tan does not disappoint

An emotional story of distances and misunderstandings between the old and new Chinese generations.
A very informative and educational read
I have wanted to read The Joy Luck Club for a long time and I was not disappointed and very glad that I was finally able to cross of my list

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Love this book

Ok...so I'm Irish.Adored this story .Excellent narration..Immigrant stories are not so different!. Will be buying the hard copy.

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Touching

A well written collection of stories, that reminds me to cherish my culture, parents and grandparents.

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beautiful

an amazing story of life, love and sacrifice not always remembered or acknowledged by future generations as a grandchild of pacific immigrants I felt this story deeply, from the American born perspective and the sacrifices made by the mothers in hopes for a better world loved it wanted it to go on and on!

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A classic!

I've read the book, seen the movie and now listened to the audible and love it each and every time - each platform brings new nuances and I think it's a great 'read'.

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