The Woman Who Could Not Forget: Iris Chang Before and Beyond the Rape of Nanking- A Memoir
“…Ying-Ying Chang has created a moving and beautiful tribute to her daughter.” —Booklist“Ying-Ying  Chang, a Harvard-trained biochemist, wants to give an accounting of her  daughter’s life and the events leading up to her death…She gives some  credence to a possible conspiracy…” —Publisher  Weekly“A caring and graceful memoir that deserves wide  attention. Moving and superb.” —Jim Lehrer, Host of PBSNewshour“In this brave memoir, you will  share in the celebration of a life, allowing us to experience her  presence again. Full of courage and conviction, full of life.” —Richard  Rhodes, from the Introduction “This is a brave and serious  book, a worthy memorial to a brave and serious daughter.” —Simon  Winchester, author ofThe Professor and the Madman“Read  this book and you will know Iris Chang as the courageous woman she  was.” —James Bradley, author ofFlags of Our Father; Flyboys;  The Imperial Cruise“Hard work, true grit: ‘The Woman  Who Could Not Forget’ ultimately isn't a sad story, but rather a  celebration of Iris's remarkable life.” —The Wall Street  Journal“Ying-Ying had accomplished what she set out to  do. Iris Chang will not be forgotten.” —San Francisco  Chronicle“The memoir's introduction is by Richard  Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who was impressed by the  determination of Chang's mother to celebrate her daughter's life.” —San Jose Mercury News“Ying-Ying Chang  provides new insights into the pressures that the world put on Iris,  who…came not only to fear for her own safety but for that of her loved  ones.” —The Atlantic“…this book is a  powerfully written page-turner that will touch the heart of every  reader.” —Eamonn Fingleton, Tokyo-based author ofUnsustainable: How Economic Dogma Is Destroying American  Prosperity“Iris Chang's courage, her tenacity and  conviction reverberate through this excellent biography.” —Mo Hayder,  author ofBirdman; The Devil of Nanking.“…intimate  portrait of a brilliant historian and a beloved daughter.” —Ted  Leonsis, producer of the filmNankingand author ofThe Business of Happiness“…a riveting  portrayal of a celebrated writer, and a compassionate and remarkable  woman." —Bill Guttentag, director of the filmNankingand author ofBoulevard“In  these heartfelt pages, Prof. Chang's own memories advance the cause of  justice to which Iris devoted her life.” —David Henry Hwang, author ofM. Butterfly; FOB“This beautiful and  courageous memoir is the gift of a mother’s love and has a storyteller’s  fine detail...” —Helen Zia, author ofAsian American Dreams:  The Emergence of an American People"The  Woman Who Could Not Forgetis the most moving and powerful book I've  read in the last ten years. I stayed up all night reading it --I could  not put it down.  It's about an extraordinary woman whose legacy lives  on, but it's also a heartbreaking mother-daughter love story. After all  the sensationalist media speculation, it was shocking to learn the  truth. This book holds more than one important lesson for us all."—Amy Chua, Yale Law Professor and author ofBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother