{"product_id":"where-the-past-begins-memory-and-imagination-9780062319319","title":"Where the Past Begins: Memory and Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir about finding meaning in life through acts of creativity and imagination. As seen on PBS American Masters \"Unintended Memoir.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhere the Past Begins\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Valley of Amazement \u003c\/em\u003eAmy Tan reveals the ways that our memories and personal experiences can inform our creative work. Drawing on her vivid impressions of her upbringing, Tan investigates the truths and inspirations behind her writing while illuminating how we all explore, confront, and process complex memories, especially half-forgotten ones from childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith candor, empathy, and humor, Tan sheds light on her own writing process, sharing her hard-won insights on the nature of creativity and inspiration while exploring the universal urge to examine truth through the workings of imagination--and what that imaginative world tells us about our own lives. \u003cem\u003eWhere the Past Begins\u003c\/em\u003e is both a unique look into the mind of an extraordinary storyteller and an indispensable guide for writers, artists, and other creative thinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTan, Amy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAmy Tan is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Kitchen God's Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Hundred Secret Senses\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bonesetter's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSaving Fish from Drowning\u003c\/em\u003e, and two children's books, \u003cem\u003eThe Moon Lady\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Chinese Siamese Cat\u003c\/em\u003e, which was adapted into a PBS television series. Tan was also a coproducer and coscreenwriter of the film version of \u003cem\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/em\u003e. Her essays and stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, and her work has been translated into thirty-five languages. She lives with her husband in San Francisco and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668906905874,"sku":"9780062319319","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_89fa8a01-dc56-418a-93c2-b0c8b51861c3.jpg?v=1733752062","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/where-the-past-begins-memory-and-imagination-9780062319319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}