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About American Moon: "Loved
it! Well-delineated, interesting characters who move briskly
through the action from start to finish. I enjoyed the aphorisms at the
conclusion of each segment. Very clever!" "You have a polished style, an easy and very readable voice. Karen: American Moon is wonderful! It was such a pleasure to read your work. During 20 years of doing critiques, I've only run into three mss/writers where I had nothing to offer. You make the fourth. Yea!!! I have big expectations for you! You are a marvelous writer, Karen. I'm confident you will be a large success in publishing...You continue to knock me out girl. I'm crazy about the unexpected ways you go with your talent and voice, and your absolutely professional craftsmanship. This author is original, fresh, and has an easy voice. She should be published. If I can help, I want to." -Maggie Osborne, best selling author of over 3 dozen published novels. ******************* About American Moon "You are so good!...You nailed it! Your Chinese proverbs, coordinated with the plot, add another dimension to the action in the novel and are thought-provoking at the same time. I also love the mouth-watering Chinese cooking passages. Loved it and learned while enjoying; the best." - Julie Kaewert, author of the Plumtree Mystery Series (Bantam Books) and the novelization of The Avengers (Bantam Books).  "I love reading this book. It feels very, very real, and I am completely caught up in the story. As someone who has lived in Taipei, it's also making me homesick. The alternating stories of Father and Sha Ling, plus the past/present split are done beautifully. It really increases the tension, and makes it really hard for me to put the book down and go cook dinner! My wish for an ending that sings was more than fulfilled." -Margaret Yang, multi-award winning author of short stories and novels, recently out: Fate's Mirror. *********************** "Karen Albright Lin has written an incredible story of family. The enduring love and loyalty this family shows, through all its travails, crosses cultures, borders and continents. It may be a Taiwanese family, but it could easily be mine or yours - a masterpiece." -Audrey RL Wyatt of LitSisters Publishing and multi-award winning author of Poles Apart. *********************** "Karen Lin's writing is so evocative and compelling that her tale of a Chinese woman's longing to live in America captured my heart." -Janet Fogg, Author Soliloquy, Wild Rose Press, collaborator on several projects, award winning novelist and screenwriter. |
 "Karen is a great writer with a keen eye for detail and insight into Chinese Culture and food." - Ying Chang Compestine, multi-published author of cookbooks and fiction including: Revolution is Not a Dinner Party, A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts, and Boy Dumplings, all three written in collaboration with Karen Albright Lin. *********************** "Some incredible writing, turns of phrase are just amazing... a marvelous job! Some themes apparent by the end of American Moon: healing (father's garden) redemption forgiveness acceptance of love (Sha Ling/Miguel) acceptance of differences (Sha Ling/Chiang) patience in resolving long-standing questions (why jailed) Some families might never get anywhere near most of these. Despite everything the family went through, they seem to have come together at the end and made choices that would allow them to move forward as a united family. That's a powerful message, whether you <market the book as> nonfiction or fiction." - L. Gullicksen, novelist, children's writer ************************** "I've had the distinct pleasure of not only reading Karen's wonderful writing, but collaborating with her on numerous projects. She is a writer with voice, passion, talent, and skill whom anyone would benefit not only knowing, but working with...as I have! Karen inspires confidence and creativity not just with her incredible talent, but with her deep knowledge and application of the craft of writing." - Marcus Lyons, Award-winning author of Digging Holes In A Lake, Knock On Wood (screenplay written in collaboration with Karen Albright Lin), and Andante, Andante. *************************** "The closure is perfect, you wrap up everything I care about as a reader. The word pictures you create are quite lovely and enhance the reader's satisfaction. If I closed this book after that ending, I would want to pick up your next one." - Julie Paschen, author of the Marisol Montoya mystery series. ************************ "I got so wrapped up in the story, I forgot to critique it." - Shannon Baker, multi-award winning author of Ashes of the Red Heifer. **************************** For more quotes about American Moon - see the reviews from ABNA 2008 --> |
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