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"Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's "saying" the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. "To despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable." Forty years later the stories and history continue."@en
"Amy Tan writes about what is lost over the years, between generations, among friends, and what is saved among a group of Chinese women who meet to play mah jung, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and say stories."@en
"The story of four mothers and their first generation Chinese-American daughters. We see two generations of women struggling to come to terms with their cultural identity."@en
"Vier Chinese vrouwen in San Francisco vertellen elkaar over hun jeugd in China."
"In 1949 four Chinese women living in San Francisco founded the Joy Luck Club where they met to play Mah Jong, tell stories, and "feast" on scraps. Forty years later one of the women dies, her daughter takes her place, and a secret is revealed."@en
"Now that her mother has died, a daughter has come to take her place in the social club founded forty years ago only to discover secrets her mother never shared with her family."
""Amy Tan effortlessly mixes tenderness and bitter irony, sorrow and slicing wit. The Joy Luck Club is a fabulous concoction." 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. 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. In this extraordinary first work of fiction, Amy Tan writes about what is lost--over the years, between generations, among friends--and what is saved."
""Amy Tan effortlessly mixes tenderness and bitter irony, sorrow and slicing wit. The Joy Luck Club is a fabulous concoction." 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. 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. In this extraordinary first work of fiction, Amy Tan writes about what is lost--over the years, between generations, among friends--and what is saved."@en
"The story of four Chinese women in San Francisco who have met since 1949 for games, food, and stories. One of the daughters has come to take the place of her dead mother."@en
"Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who is telling the story. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. Rather than sink into tragedy, they choose to gather to raise their spirits and money. 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."
"PLAYAWAY: 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. 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."
"After being drawn together by the shadows of their past, four women start meeting every week in San Francisco to engage in hobbies they all enjoy. After one of the four members dies, her daughter takes her place to fulfill her mother's dying wish. After the revelation of a secret, the women are forced to think back to their pasts and remember the sometimes painful events of their lives."@en
"In 1949, four Chinese women begin meeting in San Francisco for fun. Nearly 40years later, their daughters continue to meet as the Joy Luck Club."@en
"Spanning forty years, tells the story of four Chinese women who immigrate to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and share their life's stories."
"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."@en
"Four Chinese women flee warfare in their homeland in 1949 and settle in San Francisco. When one of them dies forty years later, her American-born daughter learns some astonishing truths about her mother's life in China and discovers the value of tradition."@en
"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."
"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. A celebrated novel in the tradition of Alice Adams and Margaret Atwood from the bestselling author of The Kitchen God's Wife."
"Joy luck club: 1949: four Chinese women, living in San Francisco meet to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and say stories. 1989: one has died and her daughter takes her place. Kitchen god's wife: Helen, convinced she is dying, unburdens herself of everyone's hidden truths."@en

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"The Joy luck club"@en
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"The Joy Luck Club"@en
"The Joy Luck Club"
"The Joy Luck Club (abridged)"@en
"The joy luck club"
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