Watch Party & BookChat for The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tam
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In November, we will take a literary journey to China—The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is our official November 2026 Monthly Book Selection.
We will be doing something a little different for this upcoming book discussion.. I will host a watch party in my home for the film, followed by a movie/book chat.
Feel free to join for the movie and refreshments -OR- you may come for just the book discussion portion.
- Movie Start: 1:00pm (you may arrive up to 20 min prior)
- Book Chat: 3:30pm
This meeting is for existing MGR members only, so please RSVP if you plan to attend. I will send out more details for confirmed attendees.
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About Book:
In 1949, four Chinese immigrant women living in San Francisco begin gathering regularly to play mahjong, share stories, enjoy food, and find comfort in one another’s company. United by memories of their lives in China, personal losses, and hopes for their futures, they call their gathering the Joy Luck Club.
Each woman carries a history shaped by hardship, sacrifice, tradition, and survival. As they build new lives in America, they hope to give their daughters opportunities they themselves never had. But their American-born daughters, raised between two cultures, often struggle to understand their mothers’ expectations, beliefs, and seemingly endless advice.
Through sixteen interconnected stories, Amy Tan takes readers between China and the United States, revealing the experiences that shaped these women and the secrets that continue to influence their families. As mothers reflect on the lives they left behind and daughters confront their own challenges, both generations begin to discover how deeply their identities are connected.
First published in 1989, The Joy Luck Club is a moving exploration of the bonds between mothers and daughters, the importance of family history, and the ways love, memory, and cultural traditions are passed from one generation to the next.
