‘You Don’t Take Dictation. You Find the Truth.’

Note: This episode contains descriptions of suicide and sexual violence.

Cheryl phones Amy Tan at her home overlooking Sausalito Bay in California. The two compare notes on family, grief and the long arc of resilience.

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