“Burrowing through new ground in gorgeous, lithe prose, Danielle Trussoni whisks us to the day-lit surface, gasping for air and the recognition of the father-daughter love we find there, laid bare and true.”
—Elle
“Haunting and tender and, in the end, triumphant … a sweet and sad and sturdily honest memoir—a triumph of the genre.”
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Harrowing.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Trussoni vividly depicts the violence that war can do to the veterans’ families, but she also shows how easy it is to love a bad father. But Falling Through the Earth is not merely tragic; it’s also vicious, unsentimental, and often quite funny. One of the best portrayals in recent memory of what it’s like to grow up in a screwed-up, working-class family.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“What Danielle Trussoni did physically in the tunnels of Vietnam was a physical version of what she’s done verbally, psychologically, and mythologically in her superb memoir … . Her book is a captivating triumph.”
—The Capital Times (Madison)
“Beautifully written and honestly rendered.”
—The Hartford Courant
“Danielle Trussoni unflinchingly explores a daughter’s love for her flawed father and confronts the demons that haunt them both. Falling Through the Earth is tender and tough, harrowing and triumphant.”
—Jeannette Walls, author of The Glass Castle
“Trussoni’s descriptions of the Vietcong’s amazingly complex tunnel system are stunning.”
—Gazette (Iowa)
“Riveting.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“An extremely engaging, novel-like narrative that leaves an indelible imprint on the heart and mind … Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“A rich vein of material, and Trussoni’s handling of it is deft … . A moving memoir that flows like the best fiction but that has the punch of real life.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)