{"product_id":"the-joy-luck-club-9780399134203","title":"The Joy Luck Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaster storyteller Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between mothers and daughters in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kevin Kwan, author of \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e G.P. Putnam's Sons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399134203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.27w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1992 pg. 661\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1999 pg. 601\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 979\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2008 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/2013 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/22\/2014 pg. 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2014 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e7111 \/ Joy Luck Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Tan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637020225692,"sku":"9780399134203","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3cd4de24-0dc3-4b7c-808b-fec353b6e376.jpg?v=1603843660","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-joy-luck-club-9780399134203","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}