“…remarkable… excels in its historical sweep and in Kessler’s flair for dramatic storytelling…Thorough, imaginatively told, and sensitive…an eye-opener.”
-San Francisco Chronicle

“Stubborn Twig shapes the authenticity of history into a work of art. Three generations and ninety years are splendidly encapsulated by a versatile and masterly writer.”
-Edward Hoagland

“Lauren Kessler transports us to another era, accurately and vividly…”
-Los Angeles Times

“…a praiseworthy chronicle of the process and meaning of becoming an American, of promise and prejudice in a new land.”
-Publishers Weekly

“An outstanding contribution to 20th century U.S. social history. Kessler’s book is both moving and disturbing.”
-Choice

“Throughout this remarkable saga, Kessler…is unflinchingly unsentimental,. allowing the stories’ ironies to speak volumes.”
-Writer’s Northwest

“An illuminating book which shouts for rationality, and richly rewards the reader.”
-Asian Week