Reviews of “The Jade Peony”
 The Jade Peony"An exquisite novel ...The craftmanship is glorious." Globe and Mail, Jan 1, 2009 Read more about The Jade Peony >> |
The Jade Peony"A true and touching insight into a largely unrecorded wartime world ... A genuine contribution to history as well as to fiction." Margaret Drabble, Jan 1, 2009 Read more about The Jade Peony >> |
The Jade Peony"In China, [Choy] tells us, a figure called teh 'dark storyteller' reveals 'hidden things not seen in the glare of daylight.' Working in a new country and a new context, Wayson Choy has deftly continued that tradition ... a fine debut novel." New York Times, Jan 1, 2009 Read more about The Jade Peony >> |
The Jade Peony"One of the finest works of fiction yet to break the silence that surrounds so many ... immigrant communities." Maclean's, Jan 1, 2009 Read more about The Jade Peony >> |
The Jade Peony"A book that is richly peopled with eccentric and complex characters ... calls to mind David Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars, with the conflicts of loyalty and love and the poisoned ethnic hatred." St. Louis Post Dispatch, Jan 1, 2009 Read more about The Jade Peony >> |