FROM THE REVIEWS OF XU XI's FICTION:
"Unpretentious." HK Magazine
"A crisp, uncluttered writing style that gets to its no frills target tackles taboo subjects for Chinese women, like sexuality, adultery and seduction as an art form."
Window
"A skillful storyteller." Hong Kong Standard
"Like listening to a close friend talking about her life, her family, her love and her frustrations." Eastern Express
"Arrestingly poignant." South China Morning Post
"No question that she gets to the heart of the matter." Asiaweek
"Enormous delicacy and sensitivity ... some stories require the attention of poetry." Asian Review of Books
"An impressive ability to create believable characters that are fully human in their inner contradictions and complexity." International Examiner
"Avoids the sex-and-drug-and-triad stereotypes that plague so many English language novels on Hong Kong.
Discovery