In her first book of nonfiction, novelist Amy Tan shares her personal philosophy of fate. Born into a family that believes in fate, Tan explores this legacy and finds a way to honor the past while creating her own brand of destiny in America. With the same spirit, humor, and magic that characterize her beloved novels, Amy Tan contemplates how things happen, always returning to the question of fate and its opposites: the choices, charms, influences, attitudes, and lucky accidents that shape us all.