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The New Yorker The historical backdrop recalls Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, but Fleischman also possesses a delicate restraint, attending to the rhythms of everyday Chinese life even as the ancient traditions are snuffed out, one by one.

Library Journal Compelling, full of action and emotion....

The Oakland Press It is difficult to believe Dream Of The Walled City is Fleischman's first novel; so vivid are the characters, so inspiring is the tale. She takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of survival and at the same time offers an important history lesson -- both in an engrossing page-turner that is nearly impossible to abandon even for a moment.

Winston-Salem Journal (NC) A work of evocative beauty....Fleischman portrays characters, relationships, and actions with an illuminating sensitivity. She understands not just human nature, but also the human heart. Consequently, one learns more about history from such a work than from a book of facts and figures.

Publishers Weekly Earnest and emotionally astute....A sweeping historical novel.

Andrew X. Pham, author of Catfish and Mandala Dream Of The Walled City is a lovingly crafted work of historical fiction inspired by the life of the author's grandmother. Fleischman has successfully depicted a fascinating Chinese woman who is trapped but not defeated by the parameters of her life in a tumultuous society.

Bret Lott, author of Jewel What is most remarkable about Lisa Huang Fleischman's Dream Of The Walled City Is that even in the midst of a saga of such breathtaking scope, she has succeeded in keeping this an intimate tale. We care about Jade Virtue, and care about her life and love and ambitions and sorrows.

Phoebe Eng, author of Warrior Lessons: An Asian American Woman's Journey into Power Exhilarating and powerful....Lisa Huang Fleischman has given us the story of smart, bold women at a pivotal point in China's history. Finally, we get to see through a woman's eyes the heart of a revolution.

Booklist This novel gives a very real sense of China's complicated and tumultuous history during the first half of the twentieth century.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Imagine that you could experience one of the twentieth century's most compelling human dramas -- the revolution of China from decaying empire to the centralized control of Mao Tse-Tung's Communist party from your own home. Lisa Huang Fleischman offers this story in a nicely written, subtly detailed account....This first-time writer has produced a well-told tale...she has a fine eye....A painstaking and compelling storyteller, with flashes of insight.