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Amiee, I am your book. I am 37, a mother of 4 (8 & under) and have been married 12yrs. I am also an anarexic since 15. At one time in "recovery" and then a major relapse 5yrs. ago. I spent 9 months inpatient a year ago and find myself having a hard time again. Your book has prvided me (& my therapist) a whole new insight and perspective. i want to thank you for that. I would love to share my story with you and provide hope for the millions who suffer. sincerley, Joey Hixson
Greetings Aimee -- noticed your name on Goddard's list of professors -- I'm considering the MFA -- clicked on it, read your remarks, ID'd right away: write to understand, YES! Thank you for that. You must be a wonderful teacher. Diana Holdsworth
Thanks so much for this note, Diana. You've inspired me to add two new feature pages on this site. Check out "For Writers Only" and Book Reviews under my RECENT ESSAYS to the left. I hope to meet you at Goddard! Write on.
Aimee
You're amazing. Thank you for helping me start to see a path through the forest. - a Goddard student
Thank you for posting this. Teaching is a new, scary, and rewarding path for me, as well. I will be writing in my newsletter about this whole -- life changing! -- process of returning to school as an adult. Low-residency writing programs such as Goddard and Bennington seem to hold special power to transform individuals. Please check my newsletter section of this site in a few days for links to these programs and more about my experience, both as a student and teacher.
A. L. 7/26/06
I loved your piece in My California!
Many thanks! It's such a good book, for such a good cause! - A.L.
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Lucky Me! Found your book Cloud Mountain in a garage sale. It seemed to speak to me and said take me home! So glad that I did, I enjoyed it so much and will remember this story always! I hope to read more of your books in the future. Thanks for a great read, its not too often a book a such a pleasure!
Hi, Aimee. Just stumbled across your web site while looking for information on ancestors. I notice you mention descent from a viceroy of Canton, ca. 1860. The viceroy in 1862 was Liu Changyou (or Ch'ang-yu, born 1818, died 1887), which seems the same as the name of your grandfather. I am not aware of a viceroy named Liu Yu-tang, though. My own ancestor, Huang Zonghan (or Tsung-han), was viceroy just before Liu, from 1859-1860. The only other viceroy named Liu was Liu Kunyi, who governed from 1875-1879 and died in 1902. Could he also be related to you? By the way, my ancestor's daughter "disgraced" his family by falling in love with a Westerner and marrying him. I'm very interested in reading the fascinating story of your family. Hope I can find it over here! Best wishes, Gordon Whittaker
This is so exciting! Yes, it looks as though my family (in reality and in Cloud Mountain) actually descends from TWO Viceroys of Canton. Who knew? It would seem they are my great grandfather and great-great grandfather. Keep these historical tidbits coming. Thank you so much, Gordon!
Aimee
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Hello Aimee: Glad to hear Face is back in print. I'm curious . . . how much if at all were you thinking of Diana Chang's Frontiers of Love when you wrote Face? Do you envision your novel as being in conversation with hers? Best, C. Vogel
THANKS FOR THIS NOTE...I ACTUALLY DID NOT KNOW OF CHANG'S WORK. WHEN I WROTE FACE I WAS SEARCHING FOR BOOKS WITH MIXED-RACE THEMES, BUT FOUND NONE THAT HIT THE MARK I WAS SEEKING.
...AIMEE
