"A haunting debut novel…quietly mesmerizing…" --Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Devastatingly awesome…It's one of those books that I didn't want to put down — I resented everything else that I needed to do in my life, because I didn't want to stop reading it.”-- Nancy Pearl, NPR
“35 years after the fall of Saigon, Soli’s entrancing debut brings you close enough to feel a part of it." --People
"A haunting world of war, betrayal, courage, obsession, and love." --Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried
"You must read The Lotus Eaters, Tatjana Soli’s beautiful and harrowing new novel. Its characters are unforgettable.” --Richard Russo, author of That Old Cape Magic
"The very steam from Vietnam's jungles seems to rise from the pages of Tatjana Soli's tremendously evocative debut…A beautiful book." --Janice Y. K. Lee, author of The Piano Teacher
