"The Kitchen God's Wife": Chinese Culture, Relationships, Adversity

"The Kitchen God's Wife": Chinese Culture, Relationships, Adversity Amy Tan's novel "The Kitchen God's Wife" is the story of a relationship between a mother and daughter that is much more than it seems. This touchingly beautiful narrative not only tells a story, but deals with many of the women writers' issues. Tan addresses the issues of the inequality given women in Chinese culture, and also deals with issues such as Chinese culture's expectations of women, …

…woman and her country. I felt very close to this woman by the end of the book. Tan has indeed written a beautiful piece of literature worthy of being read by men and women alike. [Reference] Review of The Kitchen God's Wife---NY Times (1991) 1st Person: Amy Tan Http://www.sunherald.com/1ptan/html/la.htm Dew, Robert Forman (1991.) Pangs of an Abandoned Child, NY Times Briggs, Tracey Wong (1999.) Tan surrenders to life's coincidences USA TODAY