"Make That Five Snaps Up and a Circle Round the World, Honey!!!
Review by NYWriter (New York, NY)

That's for you, Simone DeFleurry!! Who's Simone DeFleurry? Well, she's actually Simon Geldfarb, the S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-N-T `significant other' of John Battle's son. Who's John Battle? John Battle was Rowden Gray's professor at Columbia University and someone that claimed to have held The Jade Owl in his very own his hands. Who's Rowden Gray and what's The Jade Owl? Rowden Gray is the protagonist that's just had the position of working at the San Francisco Museum of East Asian Arts and Culture yanked out from underneath him and if you're asking these questions, it's clear you haven't read The Jade Owl. Now I have a question for you? Why not?!!

The Jade Owl is a wonderful read! It's full of myth and legend -fact and fantasy. It crosses between historical reference to fun-filled fiction and back again as easily as Simone picks out an ensemble! It's as big and expansive as the country the infamous owl originated - and just as enigmatic! Mr. Edward Patterson does a fabulous job of weaving and holding his story together with that most special of glues - imagination! The result is a pleasurable read. It's as easy as gliding down the Yangtze in a Dragon boat under the brilliance of a full moonl! You just don't want it to end and wish it could go on forever!!!

There's a whole host of interesting characters acting as some magical crazy glue catalysts. They drive each other - and the story -forward. Then there's The Jade Owl itself. Will it ever be found? Will it ever be reunited with its rightful owner? Who is its rightful owner? And is there a grander scheme behind it all? Most importantly, will the blasted bird ever stop hooting at the least opportune moments? All these questions are answered in their own time and we are there to witness history! ... well, invented history! And isn't that the best kind? Especially when the outcome is safely in the expert hands of Edward C. Patterson!!!

A toast to Mr. Patterson, China, a drag queen that knows how to run in heels and hooty owls everywhere!!!"