Listen to the Squawking Chicken

Listen to the Squawking Chicken When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter to Do?

Paperback (07 Apr 2015)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Meet Elaine Lui's mother. She's a movie, an Amy Tan novel, and a sitcom all rolled into one.' Or as her daughter sums it up: 'She's Chinese, she squawks like a chicken, she is totally nuts, and I am totally dependent on her.' With tales of brutal mah-jong competitions, all-cap texts ('YOUR BAD SKIN NEED SOUP'); public shaming and pearls of occasionally-bizarre wisdom; Lui not only paints a portrait of a challenging, frustrating, fascinating woman that will make you laugh and cry, she eloquently describes exactly what it's like to love someone who drives you crazy.'

Book information

ISBN: 9780425275375
Publisher: Penguin Random House Group
Imprint: Berkley
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.8743092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 278
Weight: 230g
Height: 211mm
Width: 142mm
Spine width: 22mm