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"Engaging, endearing, heartbreaking and hopeful."--- Ms. Magazine (Chosen for the magazine's June 2023 "Reads for the Rest of Us")
"Reads like a novel, poetic and descriptive."--- Asian Review of Books
"A moving account of family lore and life, Once Our Lives is paradoxically both heartrending and heartening -- heartrending in its depiction of this family's suffering and heartening in its depiction of the love that survives it all. I was riveted and moved." --- Gish Jen, award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon, featured in Oprah's Favorite Books of 2022, The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022, and NPR's Books We Love.
"This gripping memoir illuminates the full humanity of real people across four generations as they traverse the tectonics of modern China. A truly haunting tale of resilience, endurance and hope."--- Helen Zia, acclaimed author of Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution"
"Qin Stubis combines oral traditions of mythologized family lore with the creative nonfiction writing of memoir. The reader experiences firsthand the vacillations of recent Chinese history."--- Dr. Jennifer Rudolph, Professor, Asian History, WPI, and co-author of "The China Questions" series (Harvard University Press)
"A wonderful writer whose extraordinary ability and beautifully descriptive writing allow her to share her unusual experiences with readers in a uniquely powerful way."--- Diane Margolin, editor and publisher, the Santa Monica Star
"Qin Sun Stubis is notable for the warmth of her writing and her ability to touch the hearts and minds of a wide variety of readers -- a rare talent."---Christine Crosby, founder and editorial director, GRAND Magazine
About the Author
Qin Sun Stubis, author of the historical memoir, Once Our Lives, is a Chinese-American writer in the Washington, D.C. area. She is a longtime newspaper columnist and writes poems, essays, short stories and original Chinese tall tales inspired by traditional Asian themes.
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Imported From: United States
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Editorial Reviews
Review
"Engaging, endearing, heartbreaking and hopeful."--- Ms. Magazine (Chosen for the magazine's June 2023 "Reads for the Rest of Us")
"Reads like a novel, poetic and descriptive."--- Asian Review of Books
"A moving account of family lore and life, Once Our Lives is paradoxically both heartrending and heartening -- heartrending in its depiction of this family's suffering and heartening in its depiction of the love that survives it all. I was riveted and moved." --- Gish Jen, award-winning author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon, featured in Oprah's Favorite Books of 2022, The New Yorker's Best Books of 2022, and NPR's Books We Love.
"This gripping memoir illuminates the full humanity of real people across four generations as they traverse the tectonics of modern China. A truly haunting tale of resilience, endurance and hope."--- Helen Zia, acclaimed author of Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution"
"Qin Stubis combines oral traditions of mythologized family lore with the creative nonfiction writing of memoir. The reader experiences firsthand the vacillations of recent Chinese history."--- Dr. Jennifer Rudolph, Professor, Asian History, WPI, and co-author of "The China Questions" series (Harvard University Press)
"A wonderful writer whose extraordinary ability and beautifully descriptive writing allow her to share her unusual experiences with readers in a uniquely powerful way."--- Diane Margolin, editor and publisher, the Santa Monica Star
"Qin Sun Stubis is notable for the warmth of her writing and her ability to touch the hearts and minds of a wide variety of readers -- a rare talent."---Christine Crosby, founder and editorial director, GRAND Magazine
About the Author
Qin Sun Stubis, author of the historical memoir, Once Our Lives, is a Chinese-American writer in the Washington, D.C. area. She is a longtime newspaper columnist and writes poems, essays, short stories and original Chinese tall tales inspired by traditional Asian themes.
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