Greensboro New & Record: “… perceptive, beautiful and passionate…”

“From the first page, Payne’s evocative, often poetic prose will put you under its spell. His five novels, starting with the acclaimed “Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street “ (1984), have earned Payne a reputation as one of the most gifted writers in America today. He brings those same gifts to this masterpiece of nonfiction… it will be the rare reader who does not see something of his or her own experiences in this perceptive, beautiful and passionate memoir.”

— Linda C. Brinson, Greensboro News & Record