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[close] “surprising nuance and depth” Kirkus Reviews
“most interesting and impressive” Drunken Boat
“a work to savor.... imbued with the same vitality, restraint, and dignity as a perfect line” Blood Lotus

The author recounts her life with an artist’s eye... The book’s title evokes her love of calligraphy, her meandering travels, her poetry (the book includes several poems) and society’s expectations for women that she must decide to uphold or not. Her deliberate storytelling style makes for thoughtful… reading. Artists, writers and other “outsiders” will find much to ponder in this reflective memoir. — Kirkus Reviews