FICTIONTHE JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy Tan...

FICTION

THE JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy Tan (Ivy: $5.95). Chinese and American cultures collide when June replaces her deceased mother in a venerable San Francisco ladies’ club.

THE TRUTH ABOUT LORIN JONES by Alison Lurie (Avon: $7.95). Instead of numbing the emotions from her recent divorce, Polly Alter’s research into the life of a tragic painter lays them bare.

THE COURT OF THE LION by Eleanor Cooney and Daniel Altieri (Avon: $5.95). Kao Li-shih--a eunuch who sacrifices his manhood to gain power in 8th-Century China--is only one of the court characters plotting against Emperor Hsuan-tsung.

MCBAIN’S LADIES TOO: More Women of the 87th Precinct by Ed McBain (Mysterious: $4.95). Designed to provide deep background on some of the more fatales among the femmes in this mystery series.

THE REST IS DONE WITH MIRRORS by Carolyn See (Fawcett Crest: $4.95). Depicts life during the 1960s among a community of UCLA post-graduates.

NONFICTION

“DOC”: The Rape of the Town of Lovell by Jack Olsen (Dell: $5.95). It takes 25 years for the women of a Mormon community to accept and then expose their betrayal by the local physician.

WHEN HEAVEN AND EARTH CHANGED PLACES: A Vietnamese Woman’s Journey From War to Peace by Le Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts (Plume: $9.95). Author’s memories of her life literally under fire during the Vietnam War.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS: An Oral History of Manhattan From the 1890s to World War II by Jeff Kisseloff (Schocken: $14.95). The flavor of turn-of-the-century neighborhoods is captured in interviews with some of their oldest occupants.

CITIZEN WELLES: A Biography of Orson Welles by Frank Brady (Anchor: $12.95). Welles’ ingenuity as a film maker continues to mesmerize students of film.

LIVES ON THE BOUNDARY: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America’s Underprepared by Mike Rose (Penguin: $8.95). A UCLA professor challenges some of the accepted theories about America’s underclass.

SELF-HELP /RFERENCE

A GUIDE TO A HAPPIER FAMILY by Andrew Schwebel, Ph.D. et al (Tarcher: $10.95). Take the Happiness Test developed by this family of therapists to identify family scripts and to develop new ones that foster greater intimacy. But if you must fight (it’s normal), have a look at WHEN FAMILIES FIGHT: How to Handle Conflict With Those You Love by Dr. Jeffrey Rubin and Dr. Carol Rubin (Ballantine: $3.95)--and fight fairly by knowing the anatomy of hostility, the subtexts and possible stalemates.