Critical Praise

“The story of a powerful and moody love affair between a visiting American schoolteacher and a Japanese potter, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing. In stark and lovely prose, Davis-Gardner creates a believable excursion into the deep heart of a good young woman.”

——Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered

“Angela Davis-Gardner is a wondrous and generous writer."

——Amy Tan

“A mystery that unfolds as beautifully, delicately, and ceremoniously as a lotus blossom. One of the most memorable novels I have read in many years.”

——Lee Smith, author of On Agate Hill

“A heartrending story of love and loss...masterful.”

——Seattle Times