It is a book my mother and her friends have all given their partners to read, and it is one that deserves attention, specifically in English Literature syllabi, where I find texts with Asian influences are often disregarded. Seven years later and only now am I beginning to understand the significance of this book for women like my mother strong and independent women who were once caught between cultures, but also for others, who cannot grasp the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship strained in a cultural cross-fire. When I was eleven, I went over to one of our bookshelves and found a fairly worn copy of The Joy Luck Club, picked it up and brought it to her. Many times in my life I have wished to be more like my mother she is strong, independent, smart, but also a little bit wild. At night they shine golden”’ – Amy Tan ( The Joy Luck Club 1989) (246) Edited by Maria Elena Carpintero Torres-Quevedo
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