From the Book - First edition.
Introduction. Where the past begins
Prologue. The breaker of combs
I. Imagination. A leaky imagination
Reorientation : Homer, Alaska
II. Memory in emotion. Genuine emotions
The feeling of what it felt like when it happened
A mere mortal at age twenty-five
A mere mortal at age twenty-six
How to change fate : step 1
III. Retrieving the past. The unfurling of leaves
The auntie of the woman who lost her mind
Time and distance : age twenty-four
Time and distance : age fifty
Time and distance : age sixty
IV. Unknown endings. The darkest moment of my life
The father I did not know
V. Reading and writing. I am the author of this novel
VI. Language. Language : a love story
Principles of linguistics
