The Kitchen God's Wife (Flamingo)

NY Times 90's (100 items)
list by Munky

Read in 2007 (64 items)
list by tartan_skirt

**May contain spoilers**

I really liked this book, especially how the mother's story was enclosed by two sections from the daughter's point of view. It was a good fictional account of China during the 1920-40s which I enjoyed thoughroughly even though my knowledge of the actual events is still sparse.

The introductory chapters reveal the "present" as it is to Pearl, ... read more