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The Joy Luck Club

Tan, Amy (author.).

Summary: 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 and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club--and forge a relationship that binds them for more than three decades.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0399134204 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780399134203 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 0804106304
  • ISBN: 9780804106306
  • ISBN: 9780143124849
  • ISBN: 0143124846
  • ISBN: 0143038095
  • ISBN: 067972768X
  • ISBN: 9780679727682
  • ISBN: 9780143038092
  • Physical Description: print
    288 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1989]
Subject: Women Societies and clubs Fiction
Reminiscing in old age Fiction
Chinese American women Fiction
Mothers and daughters Fiction
Loss (Psychology) Fiction
Female friendship Fiction
Genre: Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch TAN A (Text) 33126024918272 Adult Fiction Available -
Independence Branch TAN A (Text) 33126024918280 Adult Fiction Available -

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  • Baker & Taylor
    Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughter's memories and feelings
  • Penguin Putnam
    Master storyteller Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters in this New York Times bestseller.

    “The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it 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


    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, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish—and the tragic way in which it has come true. The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember...
  • Random House, Inc.
    Master storyteller Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters in this New York Times bestseller.

    The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it 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


    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, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish—and the tragic way in which it has come true. The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember...
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