Green Island A Novel

Ryan embraces the complexity of the situation, by not creating heroes but instead exploring the truth of compromise, survival and belonging. The New York Times

A tough, unsentimental, and moving novel that is a memorial not only to the heroes, but also to the survivors. Viet Thanh Nguyen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer

Sweeping . . . as epic in scope as the story is intimate. The Arizona Republic

A chilling, convincing picture of Taiwan during the years of authoritarian rule. Los Angeles Times
 
Moving and suspenseful. . . . Full of compassion. Richmond Times-Dispatch