"A novel that, like a flashbulb, burns an afterimage in our minds." -- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times

"A moral tale that entwines public history with private anguish." -- Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"It's as impressive a work of fiction as I've read recently, on Vietnam or any other subject." -- Robert Wilson, USA Today

"Mason's message is simple: The war dead are us--we are them--and, whatever political stance we took with regard to Vietnam, we are all Americans united by one past, one flag, one history." -- San Francisco Chronicle