Geckos, Incense and the Moon

Your beautifully descriptive language holds my attention, and keeps me very much engaged. In particular, your inner reactions to the new world you encounter are terrific. You continue to create wonderful descriptions of the world around you. I can easily visualize what you describe and feel what you're experiencing as you confront what's new, challenging, and frustrating with your travels. Your choice of words to describe your experiences and observations just flow, pulling me in to want to read more. Deak Wooten, CA This story about Vietnam reminded me of the courage that seems to be a large part of your character. The red line in your stories is courage for life and love for real, honest people. Your book will inspire many. Leonie Constandse, The Netherlands I love how you really got into detail about Sapa and more in-depth of the Vietnam culture. This part was where you changed from a tourist to a resident living there. It's brilliant! The ending was fantastic. It must have been so difficult to finalize all that, but you did it. It's a really strong ending, the best part of the book for me. S.W.S. Vietnam Your ability to evoke sights, sounds and more through your writing continues to be strong and admirable. Many writers can describe, but it takes a special talent to evoke sensory and other elements of life experience, which you definitely have! Also, you are able to uncover psychological and emotional elements in the story well, which adds to the overall experience of reading your writing. Paul Takayanagi, CA Your spirit illuminates the pages like the sun lights the early morning sky. Barbara Ellis, CA What a fabulous read! It brought me joy and tears! Mary Gruel, CA ""It feels like a transformational travel story like ""Eat, Pray, Love"", only with the protagonist at a different phase of life and facing different challenges. Dara Tuell, CA