This story is of Amy and her husband, Jed, who have two daughters, Sophia and Louisa and two dogs. It's an upper-middle class educated family trying to grow their kids similar to themselves. Both girls have exceptional musical abilities and their parents made sure they excel no matter what. They were expected to study hard and be the best at everything; both in acads and music. This books offers a different perspective about raising children and parenting. Ms. Chua claims that this book gives the essence of tough overly-strict disciplined Chinese parenting, as opposed to the relaxed more casual Western parenting style. Through her story Chua depicts a clash of cultures and emotions, in role of a Chinese and Western mother. Good for cross-cultural understanding.
