"Cultures clash, but love conquers, with some fascinating twists and plenty of intimate details." --Kirkus Reviews
"Over the Moat tells a tale we sorely need to hear at this moment in history...Elegantly written, redolent of our universal humanity, this is an important book." --Robert Olen Butler, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain
"What a wonderful premise for a novel. But Over the Moat isn't fiction: it's a true story. Sullivan's tenacity, passion, luck, and the purity of his love come through in his prose, and he has succeeded admirably both in the telling of this story and in the living of it." --Abraham Verghese, author of My Own Country
"Over the Moat takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the country and the culture, never letting us forget that, as Americans, we're just visitors." --Stewart O'Nan, author of The Names of the Dead and editor of The Vietnam Reader
"James Sullivan has written a brilliant, intimate account of desperation. Cast within the layered textures of contemporary Vietnam, this is a vivid book with irresistible underpinnings: desire and discovery." --Lewis Robinson, author of Officer Friendly
"Here is a book that carries us on a thoughtful journey along the crowded boulevards of dreams and the unlit paths of love and human understanding, in a distant place where we turn a corner and catch an unexpected glimpse of ourselves. It is a gift." --Don J. Synder, author of The Cliff Walk
"Over the Moat is a fine piece of writing. Here is a story about modern Vietnam. Here is the much celebrated city of Hue. Here are two lovers trying their best despite language and culture to merely and genuinely be in love. What could be simpler?" --Larry Heinemann, author of the National Book Award-winning Paco's Story
