Read the kitchen god s wife a novel by amy tan available from rakuten kobo. The kitchen gods wife opens with the daughters narration. Amy tan for fourty years, in china and in san francisco, winnie louie and helen kwong have kept certian confidences. In the kitchen gods wife, there is a striking contrast between the educated, sophisticated but harassed voice of daughter pearl in the opening and concluding chapters of the novel and the. Click to read more about the kitchen god s wife by amy tan. The kitchen god s wife begins slowly and i was concerned that maybe the v of a was a one off. The kitchen gods wife was my second novel by amy tan. First published in 1991, it deals extensively with sinoamerican female identity and draws on the story of her mothers life. The kitchen gods wife ebook by amy tan 9781101007150. Suddenly, those shattering secrets are about to be revealed. A pivotal character, auntie du, was described as having a singsong voice. Helen is convinced she is dying and decides to celebrate. However you are then immersed into a very personal account of a different time, culture and place.
The kitchen god s wife by amy tan, 1992, ivy books edition, in english 1st u. Listen to the kitchen gods wife audiobook by amy tan, narrated by gwendoline yeo. My rating is not for the book its for the audio recording itself. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the kitchen god s wife by amy tan. The kitchen gods wife is the second novel by chineseamerican author, amy tan. Search results for the kitchen gods wife amy tan at rakuten kobo. Winnie and helen have kept each others worst secrets for more than fifty years. The kitchen gods wife by amy tan overdrive rakuten overdrive. If the joy luck club was an astonishing literary debut, the kitchen god s wife is a triumph, a solid indication of a mature talent for magically involving storytelling, beguiling use of. The kitchen gods wife by amy tan overdrive rakuten.
The kitchen god s wife by amy tan author amy tan narrator. I downloaded this to listen to in the car on a road trip but its. In this funny and touching novel amy tan reveals important truths about the effect of secrets kept and revealed, and the miraculous, resilient nature of love. Now, because she believes she is dying, helen wants to expose everything. There are other characters, but there is no doubt that the mother and the daughter are the protagonists of this novel. The kitchen god s wife by amy tan, 1992, ivy books edition, in english. The story is told by two characters, winnie and pearl, and each take turns in their point of view. The kitchen gods wife written by amy tan is a book filled with plot twist and drama. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The book was largely considered a commercial success, making best sellers lists in several countries worldwide. Pear and winnie are not only the sole narrators, they are what this novel is about.
With the same narrative skills and evocative powers that made her first novel, the joy luck club, a. Sadly, this was not possible with gwendoline yeos strange reading. I have learned to give audio book narrators a chance to inhabit the characters. The kitchen gods wife by amy tan on free audio book download. Winnie louie and helen kwong have always shared secrets, but now helen wants to reveal them. The kitchen god s wife tells the story of a chineseamerican family, alternating point of view between americanborn pearl and her immigrant mother, winnie. If the joy luck club was an astonishing literary debut, the kitchen gods wife is a triumph, a solid indication of a mature talent for magically.
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