Jan Alexander -Critical Praise for Getting to Lamma

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Critical Praise for Getting to Lamma

"Jan Alexander exposes the realities behind the glamorous facade of Hong Kong ex-pat life in a lively and richly realized novel of West meets East. Her spunky protagonist Madeleine Fox (journalist, teacher, and latter-day Marco Polo) trains a highly observant gaze on the fascinating hybrid nature of Asia in the nineties. With the reversion to China fast approaching, Hong Kong Chinese and ex-pats struggle to find their cultural compass in a tilting, careening world — even as Madeleine Fox seeks to find herself."

Patricia Eakins,
The Marvelous Adventures of Pierre Baptiste,
The Hungry Girls and Other Stories

"Getting to Lamma is a novel about a woman's journey, both outward and inward. Journalist Madeline Fox travels to China and on to Hong Kong to eventually settle on an offshore island away from the fray. But she travels much further within herself. Madeline's search for independence, compassion, and real love offers a powerful vision for all women of the new millennium."

Maudy Benz,
Oh Jackie

"Jan Alexander balances many themes and characters with consummate grace — family, lovers, politics, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York — in one compelling story. It’s a delight."

Robert Abel,
Flannery O’Connor Short Fiction Award winner