{"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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573245256053,"sku":"9781416535034","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781416535034.jpg?v=1789396241","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/old-friend-from-far-away","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}