Woman's History Month is a time to uplift women that have influenced and shaped our way of thinking. Today I want to lift up, Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club and Valley of Amazement...and many many more. I first read Joy Luck while in highschool. And the book had a profound effect on how I viewed relationships with my mother, grandmother and aunt. The book also deepened my need to read more fiction focused on flawed, realistic female characters. I plan on re-reading Joy Luck some time this summer!
Here are some of the quotes I love by Amy Tan:
Another thing I love about her...she is cool with my favorite horror novelist...
