num_pages: 517
description: A New York Times Bestselling Author Amy Tan was born into a family that believed in fate. She explores this legacy, as well as American circumstances, and finds ways to honor the past while creating her own brand of destiny. She discovers answers in everyday actions and attitudes -- from writing stories, decorating her house with charms, learning to ski, and living with squirrels, to dealing with the members of her family afflicted with brain disease, surviving natural disasters, and shaking off family curses.
language: English
title: The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings
titlecomplete: The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings
genres: Asian Literature, Biography, Essays, China, Autobiography, Writing, Asia, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 8352
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Audie Award
category: Nonfiction, Abridged
publisher: Thorndike Press