Praise for Chorus of Mushrooms

“Hiromi Goto expertly layers the experiences of a Japanese immigrant woman, her emotionally estranged daughter and her beloved granddaughter into a complex fabric and compelling story.”
~ Ottawa Citizen

“Such a love for words is evident in Chorus of Mushrooms, which contains passages of breathtaking beauty.”
~ The Globe and Mail

“Hiromi Goto, a Japanese-Canadian writer, has written a masterpiece of our times … The readability of the text is attributable to the author’s craftsmanship, and one feels like reading it over and over again.”
~ The Herald (Harare, Zimbabwe)

“Not only is Goto’s language precise and evocative, she has crafted a complex and poetic text that weaves realities and mysteries into a subtle pattern.”
~ Edmonton Journal

"[a]n undeniably important novel."
~ Jenny Heijun Wills, The Winnipeg Review

"Through these three women, we see how culture trickles away as one adapts to a different culture and/or lifestyle. And yet, Hiromi Goto asserts that culture never truly disappears. It is always there, lurking beneath our nails."
~ The Scientific Detective blog