REVIEWS

Remarkably original, sensitive, and startlingly honest.

– Robert Rotenberg, Bestselling author of Downfall

Lam’s debut novel resonates because it’s about women reinventing themselves to find fulfillment.

– Erica Ehm, Canadian icon and founder of the YummyMummyClub.ca

Based on her family’s story, Nancy Lam’s debut novel spans multiple generations of women in China, Hong Kong, and Canada. As each struggles with poverty, love, and identity, The Loyal Daughter poses the universal question: What Is loyalty — helping one’s family or being true to one’s own self?

– Jan Wong, Author, Red China Blues

This is a foundation story chronicling a Chinese family’s leap from a familiar but restrictive old world to a new one rich in opportunity and challenge. At the heart of the saga is a woman of such extraordinary will power and energy that no obstacle could stand against her. Her portrait is drawn with an equal measure of love and candour and she emerges as both profoundly human and heroic. We will only truly understand Canada today when stories like this one become widely read and circulated. This is a genesis story of our modern Canada. Reading this book will make you feel proud and hopeful about this country today.

– John Cruickshank

spotlights

The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers | TIFA Blog - December 1, 2022

Link: https://festivalofauthors.ca/2022/12/01/the-2022-holiday-gift-guide-for-book-lovers/

Author Nancy Lam explores the immigrant experience | The Social - November 2, 2022

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaQuXixlTeo

“The Lost Century” by Larissa Lai and “The Loyal Daughter” by Nancy Lam | Asian Review of Books - October 5, 2022

Link: https://asianreviewofbooks.com/content/the-lost-century-by-larissa-lai-and-the-loyal-daughter-by-nancy-lam/

All Lit Up - “Under the Cover: The Loyal Daughter“ by Nancy Lam - September 20, 2022

Link: https://alllitup.ca/Blog/(keyword)/under%20the%20cover

CBC Books Fall Preview - “65 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in fall 2022” - September 2022

Link: https://www.cbc.ca/books/65-works-of-canadian-fiction-to-watch-for-in-fall-2022-1.6564481

TIFA Announces Latest Season of Toronto Lit Up Featuring 21 Books - July 2022

Link: https://festivalofauthors.ca/2022/07/26/tifa-announces-latest-season-of-toronto-lit-up/

Root & Seed - Community Spotlight - ‘Storykeeping Through Fiction’ - April 2022

Link: https://www.rootandseed.com/post/storykeeping-through-fiction