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"Written in the present tense and filled with a poet's mastery of tactile details, her description of [her] sessions [with Cho] is riveting....Calm analysis only heightens the urgency of Roy's warning that fundamental problems in American culture need to be addressed lest similar tragedies occur."

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"The beautifully sustained intensity of the narrative and a multiculturally varied and delightfully authentic supporting cast keep the reader's attention from the first chapter to the last."--Publishers Weekly, starred review 

"Spellbinding....By the time all the relationships are resolved in an emotionally wrenching denouement, Roy has succeeded in redefining the nature of family ties.--Washington Post

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"[A] dazzling debut....Roy handlesher complex plot with impressivle authority [and] her characters are rendered with depth....Roy's deft prose gracefully expresses their humor, their pain, and their moments of joy and transcendence."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A terrific novel....One of the best books you'll read this year."--San Diego Union Tribune

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"Slavery's imprint on the psyche of contemporary America is powerfullly evoked in Roy's second collection, winner of the Eighth Mountain Poetry Prize.  In the long and stunning "Needlework," creatively sustains resilience as a slave named Lucy sews her memories into the slave-owner's clothing....These intense, brave, and finely crafted works speak their large themes with precision and passion and without simplification.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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