false 7763 62 A stunning literary achievement, The Joy Luck Club explores the tender and tenacious bond between four daughters and their mothers. The daughters know one side of their mothers, but they don't know about their earlier never-spoken of lives in China. The mothers want love and obedience from their daughters, but they don't know the gifts that the daughters keep to themselves. Heartwarming and bittersweet, this is a novel for mother, daughters, and those that love them. 1955658 book 1985 The Joy Luck Club total:69180|5:19167|4:26187|3:17191|2:4537|1:2098| 69180 263328 85189 1811 5 10 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue May 22 13:29:55 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 15:58:35 -0700 2007 The Joy Luck Club, and finally I gave up hope.
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