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For decades — in China and in San Francisco — Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have kept each other's confidences, but those secrets are about to be revealed. Convinced that she is dying, Helen decides to celebrate the Chinese New Year by unburdening herself of hidden truths — not only hers, but those of Winnie and of Winnie's daughter, Pearl.

A naughty white kitten, Sagwa, comes from a long line of royal Chinese cats. Her mischief changes the spirit of a cruel magistrate and helps shape the future for her ancestors. This beautiful story illustrates why Siamese cats are really Chinese cats and why their faces, ears, paws, and tails turn darker as they grow up.

Winnie Louie and Helen Kwong have always shared secrets, but now Helen wants to reveal them. Helen is convinced she is dying and decides to celebrate what might be her last Chinese New Year by telling all the secrets of her life, as well as Winnie Louie's and those of Winnie's daughter Pearl. There are some things, however, that Pearl would rather her mother didn't know. The result of Helen's tell-all mood is a series of comic misunderstandings and heartbreaking realizations about luck, loss, and trust.

Most kids write stories. Only a few of them grow up to be successful authors. But before there was Carrie, there was Jhonathan and the Witchs. And before there was Rabbit Angstrom, Toyota Dealer, there was Manuel Cirarro, famous detective. Could we have seen the seeds of success in Stephen King's and John Updike's juvenilia? A funny and surprisingly informative gathering of childhood creations by today's most celebrated writers.

Veninderne Winnie og Helen har holdt på hinandens værste hemmeligheder i mere end 50 år. Nu, hvor Helen tror, hun skal dø, vil hun fortælle alt. Winnie beslutter da, at hun selv vil fortælle sin datter Pearl om fortiden - også om den forfærdelige sandhed, som selv Helen ikke kender. Fortiden rulles op. Skjulte begivenheder afsløres. Det hele begynder tilbage i 1920'erne på en lille ø uden for Shanghai, fortsætter gennem Kina under Anden Verdenskrig og finder sin lykkelige udgang, da Winnie efter utallige fornedrelser når til USA i 1949.

Speel je mee met de vreugde- en gelukclub? Vier vrouwen en hun moeders spelen wekelijks samen mahjong, een traditioneel Chinees bordspel, waar ook hun problemen en gevoelens besproken worden. Maar als volwassen vrouw zit je niet altijd op het advies van je moeder te wachten. Al helemaal niet als zij jouw leven toch niet begrijpt. De vier moeders verhuisden in 1949 vanuit China naar San Francisco, terwijl hun dochters in Amerika zijn opgegroeid. Maar wanneer hun diepste geheimen boven (speel)tafel komen, kent één moeder haar dochter maar al te goed.