The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it I knew it was going to be incredible. For me it was one of those onceinalifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational. Kevin Kwan author of Crazy Rich Asians From A to Z the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcoversfeaturing cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps a new series of twentysix collectible and hardcover editions each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley the series features unique cover art by Hische a superstar in the world of type design and illustration whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany ampamp Co. to Wes Andersons recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguins own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hisches hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an A for Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice a B for Charlotte Brntes Jane Eyre and a C for Willa Cathers My ntonia. It continues with more perennial classics perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves. T is for Tan. In 1949 four Chinese women recent immigrants to San Francisco begin meeting to eat dim sum play mahjong and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful often tender and always deep connection between these four women and their Americanborn daughters. As each woman reveals her secrets trying to unravel the truth about her life the strings become more tangled more entwined. show more