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Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her fatherher last parentbrings her to her knees, an event seemingly foretold in Chinese mythology.

A left-brained archaeologist and successful tiger daughter, Chan finds her logical approach to life utterly fails her in the face of this profound grief. Unable to find a way forward, she must either burn to ash or forge herself anew.

Slowly, painfully, wondrously, Chan discovers that her father and ancestors have left threads of renewal in the artifacts and stories of their lives. Through a long-lost interview conducted by Roosevelt's Federal Writers' Project, a basket of war letters written from the Burmese jungle, a box of photographs, her world travels, and a deepening relationship to her own art, the archaeologist and lifelong rationalist makes her greatest discovery to date: the healing power of enchantment.

In an epic story that travels from prerevolution Chin

In the Garden Behind the Moon

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      Publisher Girl Friday Productions
      Published 1 November 2024
      ISBN-13 9781959411543
      978-1959411543
      ISBN-10 1959411543
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      East Asian religions and spiritual beliefs

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her fatherher last parentbrings her to her knees, an event seemingly foretold in Chinese mythology.

      A left-brained archaeologist and successful tiger daughter, Chan finds her logical approach to life utterly fails her in the face of this profound grief. Unable to find a way forward, she must either burn to ash or forge herself anew.

      Slowly, painfully, wondrously, Chan discovers that her father and ancestors have left threads of renewal in the artifacts and stories of their lives. Through a long-lost interview conducted by Roosevelt's Federal Writers' Project, a basket of war letters written from the Burmese jungle, a box of photographs, her world travels, and a deepening relationship to her own art, the archaeologist and lifelong rationalist makes her greatest discovery to date: the healing power of enchantment.

      In an epic story that travels from prerevolution Chin

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