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The Kitchen God's Wife

by Amy Tan
The Kitchen God's Wife - Thryft
The Kitchen God's Wife - Thryft

Mending a mother-daughter relationship in a cross-cultural story.

"The Kitchen God's Wife" is a captivating tale of a Chinese-American woman's life story that spans cultures, time, and relationships. It is a must-read for those interested in exploring cross-cultural communication and the complex relationship between mothers and daughters. Tan's vivid storytelling draws the reader in, making the book hard to put down.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Kitchen God's Wife

by Amy Tan
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ISBN: 9780006545064
Authors: Amy Tan
Publisher: Flamingo
Date of Publication: 1992-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Asia
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 84095 readers)

Description

Pearl Louie Brandt has a terrible secret which she tries desperately to keep from her mother, Winnie Louie. And Winnie has long kept her own secrets - about her past and the confusing circumstances of Pearl's birth. Fate intervenes in the form of Helen Kwong, Winnie's so-called sister-in-law, who believes she is dying and must unburden herself of all falsehoods before she flies off to heaven. But, unfortunately, the truth comes in many guises, depending on who is telling the tale...Thus begins a story that takes us back to Shanghai in the 1920s, through World War II, and the harrowing events that lead to Winnie's arrival in America in 1949. The story is one of innocence and its loss, tragedy and survival and, most of all, the enduring qualities of hope, love and friendship. Tan's voice - her vivid characterization, her sly and poignant humour, and her sympathetic insights into human relationships - gives us a compelling novel, both painful and sweet, suffused with hopes universal to us all.
 

Mending a mother-daughter relationship in a cross-cultural story.

"The Kitchen God's Wife" is a captivating tale of a Chinese-American woman's life story that spans cultures, time, and relationships. It is a must-read for those interested in exploring cross-cultural communication and the complex relationship between mothers and daughters. Tan's vivid storytelling draws the reader in, making the book hard to put down.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.