Critical Praise

"It bristles with tension and suspense and is remarkably authentic. You can smell the sea and the decay and almost touch the people who are so real."

——Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus, Nobel Laureate

"Danny and Santi's love is the story of South Africa, bound by past and present…[Empire Settings] teaches us volumes about hello and good-bye, holding on and letting go."

——Christian Science Monitor

"Unexpected, even unforgettable…[an] artful battle against cultural and historical amnesia."

——The Washington Post

"An artful, moving novel."

——San Francisco Chronicle