{"product_id":"old-friend-from-far-away","title":"Old Friend from Far Away","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Memoir writers, buy this book, put it on your personal altar, or carry it with you as you traverse the deep ruts of your old road.\" --Tom Spanbauer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away \u003c\/i\u003eteaches writers how to tap into their unique memories to tell their story. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years ago Natalie Goldberg's classic, \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away\u003c\/i\u003e--her first book since \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e to focus solely on writing--reaffirms Goldberg's status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away \u003c\/i\u003eguides you to the attentive state of thought in which you discover and open forgotten doors of memory. At once a beautifully written celebration of the memoir form, an innovative course full of practical teachings, and a deeply affecting meditation on consciousness, love, life, and death, \u003ci\u003eOld Friend from Far Away \u003c\/i\u003ewelcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Like \u003ci\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833568080077,"sku":"9781416535034","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_5da9a95d-cca7-4ad4-b1e7-7ac93f4b06c1.jpg?v=1790888994","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/old-friend-from-far-away","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}