{"product_id":"the-opposite-of-fate-memories-of-a-writing-life-9780142004890","title":"The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eDelve into the stories from Amy Tan's life that inspired bestselling novels like \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Valley of Amazement \u003c\/i\u003eand the new memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Past Begins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amy Tan has touched millions of readers with haunting and sympathetic novels of cultural complexity and profound empathy. With the same spirit and humor that characterize her acclaimed novels, she now shares her insight into her own life and how she escaped the curses of her past to make a future of her own. She takes us on a journey from her childhood of tragedy and comedy to the present day and her arrival as one of the world's best-loved novelists. Whether recalling arguments with her mother in suburban California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in action--a refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kitchen God's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred Secret Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaving Fish from Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Backyard Bird Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, and two children's books, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Lady \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Siamese Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been adapted as \u003ci\u003eSagwa\u003c\/i\u003e, a PBS series for children. Tan was also the co-producer and co-screenwriter of the film version of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Tan, who has a master's degree in linguistics from San Jose University, has worked as a language specialist to programs serving children with developmental disabilities. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384137384210,"sku":"9780142004890","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0605879-4e60-48c1-8b85-7e118d095586.jpg?v=1750164343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-opposite-of-fate-memories-of-a-writing-life-9780142004890","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}