Battle hymn of the tiger mother
By: Amy Chua
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781444810462
Subjects: Family; Chinese American women; Biography; Mothers; Mothers and daughters; Child rearing; Large type books; Families
Description: Amy Chua's daughters, Sophia and Louisa (Lulu) were polite, interesting and helpful; they had perfect school marks and exceptional abilities. The Chinese parenting model certainly seemed to produce results. But what happens when a screaming child, who would sooner freeze outside in the cold than be forced to play the piano, confronts you? BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. It was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how you can be humbled by a thirteen-year-old.
Notes: Radio tie-in.

Originally published: London: Bloomsbury, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references.