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Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan
Tan’s new memoir
demonstrates that strength and resilience can triumph against all odds.
Having lost both her father and older brother within 6 months of each other when
Tan was fifteen, she manages to cope by dedicating and empathizing with her
mother despite her mother’s constant threats of suicide. Tan shares her
family history and cultural heritage through letters, documents and
photos. It was fascinating to learn about her maternal grandmother’s life
in China and Tan’s mother life in Shanghai… There are lots of details
that helped me understand how being raised by immigrant Chinese parents and
having to live up to high expectations impact Tan as a writer. I enjoyed the chapter on the nuances of
language and was touched by Tan’s relationship with her mother towards the end
of her life.
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