Where the past begins

Description:

By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, bestselling author Amy Tan gives evidence to all that made it both unlikely and inevitable that she would become a writer. Through spontaneous storytelling, she shows how a fluid fictional state of mind unleashed near-forgotten memories that became the emotional nucleus of her novels.

subjects: Asian American women authors,  Biography,  American Authors,  Tan, amy, 1952-,  Authors, biography

People: Amy Tan

Times: 20th century