Buy this book on-line TAN,AMY**: : The Joy Luck Club.**LONDON.HEINEMANN,1989. ISBN 0434756067.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner
inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj.Pictorial colour decorated dw/dj with two miniscule closed nicks to rear bottom edge and a small closed tear to top rear corner.Red paper-covered bds with gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain white eps.Fore-edges aged as usual/normal,but contents bright and clean.
Tan's first novel brings us the hopes, fears,joys and heartbreak of two generations of Chinese women:four women who fled from China in the 1940's and the daughters they raised in the New World on America's West Coast.Each week,in San Francisco's Chinatown,four emigre women meet to eat,play mah-jong,gossip and share
their memories of the past.They call their
gathering the Joy Luck Club.
Author's debut novel showing the reader China,Chinese-American women and their families and the mystery of the mother-daughter bond in ways not experienced before.
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[2000] Deep maroon, full leather hardcover featuring beautiful gilt designs/gilt lettering. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Sophisticated, fine binding has four raised ridges on spine. Lettering, designs stamped with gorgeous accents of 22kt. gold - a hallmark of fine bookmaking. This beautifully bound book was hand selected from individually tanned hides. Textured and shaded, acid-neutral paper won't turn yellow over time. Pages are Smyth-sewn into binding for permanence (not glued like ordinary books). Endpapers are beautiful satin moiré. Edges gilded on three sides to enhance the elegance of the book. Satin ribbon page marker bound in. Condition: New, pristine. Free of binding cracks, tears. Binding gilt not chipped - fine. Free of bookplates, stickers, writing, and page tears. Book stored in temperature-controlled environment - no smelly damp stains or the smell of a previous smoker. This wonderful college of 16 stories portray the generational and cultural conflicts between Chinese-born mothers and their American daughters. Published in 1989, Tan's novel dominated the bestseller lists and made its author a preeminent figure in contemporary literature. Tan has confirmed her status with her subsequent novels. The Joy Luck Club was made into a film in 1993, a richness of Asian-American acting talent. The film received the highest positive ratings from critics. Book signed and collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Full-Leather Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Tan, Amy : The Joy Luck Club. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. TAN, Amy : The Joy Luck ClubHeinemann, 1989
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