"With lucid prose and a smooth narrative full of historical detail, Levy skillfully
evokes the dangers of a San Francisco plagued by fires, murders, and lynchings.
Her characters come fully to life, especially Ah Toy, whose struggle for personal
freedom is delicately balanced against a desire to adhere to Chinese tradition."
-Publishers Weekly
"a heart-stirring addition to our knowledge of this captivating Chinese
pioneer and her many countrymen in early California."
- Harriet Rochlin, author, The Reformer's Apprentice: A Novel of Old San Francisco
and Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West
"Most remarkable is Levy's ability to evoke the thoughts and dilemmas of
these risk-takers of 150 years ago as they attempt to adapt traditional
Chinese ways to a fluid, confusing Yankee-dominated society."
- Dr. Robert J. Chandler, Historical Officer, Wells Fargo Bank
"Ah Toy tweaks the imagination and rallies the spirits. Her story is an
important one, hauntingly told, a timeless tale set in historical
perspective of the rowdy and ever-changing American West."
- Cathy Luchetti, author, I Do! Courtship, Love and Marriage in the
American West and Women of the West
"Levy's story does the era a service." - San Francisco Chronicle
"A compelling read." - Colorado Springs Gazette
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