ALICE WALKER
“Remarkable memoir. Rare unusual and wise... insightful and healing...territory that reflects and intrigues us all. “
MARGARET CHO
“I love it! Such an incredible book...a powerful voice, this book is going to make a huge impact.”
GLORIA STEINEM
“I’m hooked on it and keep saving your words for dessert.
One of the few books that truly conveys a life as lived from the inside. It is a reader's joy, and a path to empathy and shared humanity."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“Fans of Amy Tan and Maxine Hong-Kingston shouldn’t hesitate to embrace this."
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“Filial Piety: Under One Roof”
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ENTERTAINMENT Magazine
Review rating = A -
“Peppered with wit and sarcasm this gracefully told story foregoes melodrama.” -- Hannah Tucker
BOOKLIST
“...part multigenerational saga and part tale of race-fueled political turmoil, fused together with a refreshingly honest portrayal of a timeless mother-son bond.” -- Deborah Donovan
PAUL YAMAZAKI
book buyer for City Lights Bookstore
“In my over thirty years as a bookseller, I have not read an account of a life and a community as finely wrought as William Poy Lee's memoir...this book will appeal to a wide swath of the dedicated readers who constitute our clientele at City Lights Books. "
KIM CHERNIN
author of “Reinventing Eve”
and “In My Mother’s House”
Writing in two voices, his own as a son, and that of his mother, William unfolds a dramatic, intense, compelling story a family story, a political tale, a crucial piece of American history, a drama of betrayal and ultimate survival, “
The Eighth Promise” promises to be a book that will be read by generations of readers.”
JACK KORNFIELD
International Buddhist teacher &
author of “Path With Heart”
“I really, really loved your book. There is so much life. I came away with a very delightful sense of the mother. What a wonderful character!”
