Critical Praise
      
  "Both tender and haunting. . . . A stylized work of humility and heartbreaking devastation and dignity."  
   ——San Francisco Chronicle
      
  "Her courage takes the breath away."  
   ——O: The Oprah Magazine
      
  "Brilliant and moving."  
   ——The New York Times Book Review
      
  "Absorbing, heartbreaking. . . . A book about myths and their double-edged power to inspire and delude. . . . Filled with memorable sounds, sights and insights."  
   ——Los Angeles Times

 
  