Old Friend from Far Away, Natalie Goldberg’s first book since her best-selling Writing Down the Bones reaffirms Goldberg’s status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir. Goldberg guides readers to the attentive state of thought in which they can 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, Old Friend from Far Away invites aspiring writers of all levels to find their unique voice.