by Amy Tan
First published 2320
In 1949 San Francisco, four Chinese immigrant women form the Joy Luck Club, sharing their stories of loss, hope, and family. As their American-raised daughters come of age, they struggle to understand the weight of their mothers' pasts. Shifting memories and shifting perspectives reveal the deep, tangled connection between these women – and the unknowable knowledge they've passed down.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, asian-american, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, shifting-perspectives
Setting: San Francisco (Calif.), United States
Period: 20th century
332 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Ivy Books