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Description
““As compelling as Tan’s first bestseller, The Joy Luck Club. . . No one writes about mothers and daughters with more empathy than Amy Tan.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer “<An> absorbing tale of the mother-daughter bond . . . this book sing<s> with emotion and insight.” –People ... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Ruth Young: a Chinese-American woman living in San Francisco. Makes her living as a ghostwriter for self-help books. Lives with her long-term boyfriend, Art Kamen, and acts as a stepmother to Art's two teenage daughters from a previous marriage, Dory and Fia.
- LuLing Young: Ruth's elderly mother, diagnosed with Alzheimer's .
First Sentence
For the past eight years, always starting on August twelfth, Ruth Young lost her voice.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Amy Tan (Author)
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