“Every word is a delight to the senses, the writing as elegant as the author’s description of a tiger …. It is a story to savor. It is a story to remember.” —Francis Guenette, author of the Crater Lake Series

“The reader will immediately feel swept away into a lush part of China that is mostly unknown to the outside world. Nicki Chen provides a fresh new voice in the field of China literature.” –Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of Good Chinese Wife: A Cross-Cultural Memoir.

“The author has weaved a fascinating and epic story that tears at the heartstrings and angers the soul over the atrocities people must endure when we fight against one another.” —Janice Spina, author of Hunting Mariah

“The beautiful descriptions of how An Lee views her world becomes poetry through prose.” —Paddy Eger, author of Tasman and The Ballet Trilogy

“Impeccably written to reflect the style and pacing of Chinese literature, Tiger Tail Soup sparkles like the sun on the South China Sea.” —Emily Hill, author of Bad Romance and The Ghost Chaser’s Daughter

“….. the descriptive passages are lovely. I particularly enjoyed the scene of the protagonist enjoying a cigarette alone, and of preparation for writing a letter in calligraphy – the ink, the brush, the paper. — Judith Works, author of City of Illusions and Coins in the Fountain

“Any lover of great historical fiction will enjoy Tiger Tail Soup.” —Michelle Clements James, Book Chat