Amy who wrote "The Joy Luck Club" (3)
I believe the answer is:
tan
'amy who wrote the joy luck club' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tan that I've seen before include "Skin colour after exposure to ultraviolet rays" , "The colour of sunburn" , "Shade of brown" , "Turn dark in sun" , "Bark!" .)