"Impressive, both in terms of its accomplished prose and its ambitious three-generational scope. Lee's talent is undeniable." National Post "Poetic. Jen Sookfong Lee is aware of the dark side of mythmaking, its distorting and even parasitic price. It's one of many things that make her a novelist to watch." Calgary Herald "An accomplished and complex story about the intricate set of issues that surround Chinese-Canadian identity, a story that will ring true for Canadians of other backgrounds." The Gazette(Montreal) "Richly layered . there is much to admire.

Jen Lee shows off a confident style, investingThe End of Eastwith rich imagery and well-wrought characters and deftly handling the complexities of the various storylines." The Vancouver Sun "In this powerful first novel Jen Sookfong Lee moves fluently through the life of an immigrant family, speaking what remains unspoken between the generations. Observant and humane,The End of Eastshows us that within a family nothing ever really ends." Thomas Wharton, author ofSalamander "From China to Vancouver, past to present,The End of Eastbeautifully guides us through the heart of the Chan family and the Chinese immigrant experience charting dreams, regrets, hopes and triumphs along the way. Jen Sookfong Lee's storytelling instincts are honest, unflinching and fearless." Ami McKay, author ofThe Birth House "I am awestruck by Jen Sookfong Lee's ambition in this, her first novel, an ambition that is fulfilled with power and grace. Whatever assumptions I had about Vancouver's Chinatown have been supplanted by Lee's vision of a world where family obligation is passed on through the generations, where personal dreams are sacrificed for family goals as a matter of course. It's a world that is different, and yet so terribly similar to my own.

The End of Eastis a wise, challenging and heartbreaking novel. And Jen Sookfong Lee is a novelist with the eye and ear and soul of a poet." Gail Anderson-Dargatz, author ofThe Cure for Death by LightningandA Recipe for Bees.