It's been quite awhile since I've read an Amy Tan book. Our Library's short story group read Two Kinds by her. It's an interesting short story. Anyway, The Kitchen God's Wife is a book about a secret, you could even say, a secret life. Pearl's mom, Winnie, is given an ultimatum by Helen to tell her daughter about her past, even the parts that Helen doesn't know. Winnie had a tough life, much more difficult than Pearl ever knew; especially since Winnie doesn't let on about her childhood and first marriage at all. The Kitchen God's Wife is a telling of Winnie's story to her daughter. A mother and daughter type of tale; that is bittersweet. It shows Winnie as a strong woman who endured more than many. And brings to light why Helen and Winnie are so close.
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