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New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017].
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x, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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990L
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"From New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory"--

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9780062319296, 0062319299
Lexile measure:
990

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"From New York Times bestselling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood, and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Tan, A. (2017). Where the past begins: a writer's memoir. First edition. New York, NY, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Tan, Amy. 2017. Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir. New York, NY, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Tan, Amy, Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir. New York, NY, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.

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Tan, Amy. Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir. First edition. New York, NY, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.

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