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'Tan writes about her parents with love and frustration and without sentimentality, and some of the book's most effective sections are the ones that examine how her view of them was affected by discoveries made later in their lives or after their deaths. She also writes with great insight about her own creative process, and how it has been affected by everything from listening to music to chance encounters...This is a compelling exploration of both the personal and creative life of a fascinating woman' Sunday Business Post 'Remember Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother, the terrifying pushy-mother manifesto written by Chinese-American Amy Chua? Well, this book, by the other famous Chinese-American Amy, bestselling novelist Amy Tan, could be called Post-Battle Hymn Of The Damaged Daughter Of A Tiger Mother. Fascinating' Daily Mail 'It is a privilege to be given permission to rummage in any writer's attic. Where The Past Begins yields treasure under the dust sheets... the introduction is breathtaking - all of Tan's gifts, the ability to layer images, to command your attention, to shock you with a sudden slipping in of the knife are on display here' Financial Times 'She elaborates on the a

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Author
AMY TAN, AMY TAN, AMY TAN
Publisher
FOURTH ESTATE LTD
Published
2018
Language
EN
ISBN
9780007585571
Category
reference
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Humanities
Rating
4.2 / 5 (718 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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