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The Kitchen God's Wife (Hardcover)

by Amy Tan (Author)
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  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Putnam Adult
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0399138560
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399138560
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Tragic Story of hope, 7 Jan 2000
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This review is from: The Kitchen God's Wife (Flamingo) (Hardcover)
This is another wonderful book by Amy Tan. The depth of stories told layer upon layer drawn perhaps from the combined experinces of many people create an atmosphere of a remote region of Southern China in the midst of war. It is a harsh story but beautifully told with warmth and humour. The Asian style of life where people rarely say quite what they mean for the good of the whole is so typically and naturally portrayed. It is a story of hope and liberation and of the many trials and hardships that eventually lead to her goal. Perhaps, finally, as the story and the secrets are unravelled the daughter begins to understand t he importance of the beliefs and customs of her Chinese- born mother.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story well told., 20 Aug 1999
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This review is from: The Kitchen God's Wife (Flamingo) (Hardcover)
Having recently read Wild Swans it whet my appetite for more books with a chinese theme. Reading The Kitchen God's Wife certainly did not disappoint. Amy Tan tells the story of family and its different generations, one born and reared in China and one in the US. Members of both generations have their own secrets which are eventually unwoven throughout the book. Told with such heart-rending humour - you will certainly be moved to laughter or tears, or both!
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Relation, 4 July 2001
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This review is from: The Kitchen God's Wife (Flamingo) (Hardcover)
This is one of the best books I have read. Told in detail, but not too much to the point it bores you, and it really helps give an understanding of what life was like for Chinese women. But I have to say, if I were her I would have killed Wen Fu! Beautiful story, and I can relate to the mother-daughter distance idea. I totally recommend.
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