The Opposite of Fate
Author: Amy Tan
Unbearably moving, intensely passionate, deeply personal account of life as seen through the eyes of one of America’s best-loved novelistsWhen I began writing this history, I let go of my doubts. I trusted the ghosts of my imagination. They showed me the hundred secret senses. And what I wrote is what I discovered about the endurance of love. So writes Amy Tan at the begin….Read More
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