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With the same narrative skills and evocative powers that made her first novel, the joy luck club, a national bestseller, tan now tells the story of winnie louie, an aging chinese woman unfolding a lifes worth of secrets to her suspicious, americanized daughter. The story is told by two characters, winnie and pearl, and each take turns in their point of view. Now, because she believes she is dying, helen wants to expose everything. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 416 pages and is available in paperback format. Amy tan is the author of the joy luck club, the kitchen gods wife, the hundred secret senses, the bonesetters daughter, the opposite of fate. A study guide for amy tans the kitchen gods wife by gale.
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