New York, NY, USA: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. “Set in San Francisco and in a remote village of Southern China, this is a tale of American pragmatism shaken, and soothed, by Chinese ghosts. What proof of love do we seek between mother and daughter, among sisters, lovers, and friends? What are its boundaries and failings? Can love go beyond “Until death do us part”? And if so..... More

San Francisco, CA: Mercury House, 1993. First Edition. “The threat of nakedness and exposure has long been inherent in the essay. One of the originators of the form, Montaigne, wrote in his introductory note to his readers, ‘Here, drawn from life, you will read of my defects and my native form so far as respect for social convention allows: for had I found myself among those peoples who are said..... More