{"product_id":"listen-to-the-squawking-chicken-elaine-lui-9780425275375","title":"Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter to Do?","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An affectionate tribute to her tough, powerful Chinese mother.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I devoured this book in one sitting...alternately cheering, laughing, cringing, and gasping in horror. Lui captures the complexity of a mother-daughter relationship that is both complicated and beautiful. Poignant with a bare honesty that may make you think (and rethink) your own relationships.\" --Jenny Lawson, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLet's Pretend This Never Happened\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet 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.\"\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A remarkable memoir about Lui's relationship with her Hong Kong-born mom, who makes Tiger Mothers look like pussycats.\"--\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Lisa Gabriele, author and TV producer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elaine Lui\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 042527537X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425275375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Elaine Lui","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443494957311,"sku":"9780425275375","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67314bd0-b87d-4734-aecd-3301de7fb581.jpg?v=1777205870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/listen-to-the-squawking-chicken-elaine-lui-9780425275375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}