“Everyone lies, everyone steals, which you already know and mustn’t ever forget.” So instructs the uncle of a young Chinese-American man as he embarks upon a career in the family business in New York’s Garment District in the... Read More

You with your ‘rope in the ring,’ your ‘obelisk in the Coliseum,’ your ‘leek in the garden,’ your ‘key in the lock,’ your ‘bolt in the door,’ your ‘pestle in the mortar’ … why don’t you say yes when you mean... Read More

This is Harrison’s first full-length novel since Dalva a decade ago; a complex, bittersweet prequel encompassing nearly a century of family history from the American heartland. It is a wondrous tale, larded with earthy humor and... Read More