Editing Amy Tan (section)

=== The Kitchen God's Wife ===
Tan's second novel, ''[[The Kitchen God's Wife]]'', also focuses on the relationship between an immigrant Chinese mother and her American-born daughter.<ref name="Huntley1998" /> On its writing inspiration, Tan explained, "My mother said, when I started ''The'' ''Kitchen'' ''God''<nowiki/>'s ''Wife'', that she liked ''The Joy Luck Club'' very much, it's very fictional, but next time, tell my story." Tan added that there are many fictionalized parts in the story narration, too.<ref name=":2" /> Tan, later, referred to this book as the "much more" that she remembered, as mentioned in the dedication page of her first book.<ref name=":4" /> This novel is significant, as it narrates a historical period of China between the 1930s and 1940s, including [[Nanjing Massacre]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Adams |first=Bella |date=2003 |title=Representing History in Amy Tan's "The Kitchen God's Wife" |url=https://academic.oup.com/melus/article-lookup/doi/10.2307/3595280 |journal=MELUS |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=9–30 |doi=10.2307/3595280|jstor=3595280 }}</ref>

[[G. P. Putnam's Sons]] released the book in June 1991 and priced the hardcover at US$ 21.95.<ref name=":3" />