| KAREN ALBRIGHT LIN |
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| About "American Moon"
“Yes yes yes!…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) |
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| “Karen is a great writer with a keen eye for detail and insight into Chinese Culture and food.”
- Ying Chang Compestine, author of Revolution is Not a Dinner Party(2007) and numerous cookbooks including: Cooking with Green Tea (Penguin), Secrets from a Healthy Asian Kitchen (Avery) and children’s books including: The Story of… series (Holiday House) Runaway Rice Cake (Simon and Schuster), and The Real Story of Stone Soup (Dutton/Penguin Putnum), as well as contributing editor to national magazines. |
| “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, restaurant critic and multi-award winning author of novels and short stories |
| “…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 |
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"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." - Christian 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 |
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| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "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, author of over 3 dozen published novels |
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