Where the Past Begins : A Writer's Memoir (CD-Audio)

from SamSattler

I came to Amy Tan's novels very late in her career despite having been aware of her almost from the moment that The Joy Luck Club hit the bookstores back in 1989. Even saying that “I came” to her novels is a bit misleading as, to this day, that's the only one of her novels I've read – and I didn'...

from quondame

A moving view into Amy Tan's store of memory and the stories she's been told and has imagined and re-imagined from their emotional hearts to explore the truth of the past. The importance of story in how we know and judge ourselves and others and the consequences of having stories imposed on us, i...

from CherylGrimm

Where The Past Begins by Amy Tan Truly a "Writer's Memoir" as it is a literary joy to read. I loved in the introduction, where when mentioning mementos kept & discarded, she relates "To be honest, I have discarded photos of people I would never want to be reminded of again." .. " people I once tr...