"Beautifully written...A jewel of a book."
- The New York Times Book Review

"Intensely poetic, startlingly imaginative and moving, this remarkable book will speak to many women, mothers and grown daughters about the persistent tensions and powerful bonds between generations and cultures...Decepively simple, yet inherently dramatic, each chapter can stand alone; yet personalisites unfold and details build to deepen the impact and imeaning of the whole...Tan's first novel is a major achievement."
-Publishers Weekly

The first ever all school reading event paired Seton High School's English Department with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County to help students explore and experience this mother-daughter themed novel.