In the Garden Behind the Moon: Author Talk with Alexandra A. Chan

Alexandra Chan is a distinguished archaeologist, artist, author and descendant of T’ai Peng (Robert) and Annie Chan, former residents of the Davenport House and proprietors of the R.C. Chan, Tong, & Co., a Chinese laundry that once occupied the Historic Kennedy Pharmacy.

Her deeply moving memoir, In the Garden Behind the Moon blends family history with personal discovery, taking readers on a journey from pre-revolution China to Jim Crow-era Savannah, the Pacific theater of WWII, and even the black sands of Reynisfjara, Iceland. Through the lens of grief, resilience, and renewal, Chan explores her path to healing by uncovering the stories and artifacts left by her father and ancestors.