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“A fantastic clash of cultures, which Ms. McClelland describes with saucy relish…. vivid…irreverent.”
–The Wall Street Journal
“The reporting and writing is truly stunning.”
–Sandy Bergo, Executive Director, Fund for Investigative Journalism
“Mac is a total bad-ass.”
–The American Prospect
“An in-your-face look at Burmese history as well as modern life for refugees in Thailand…. deeply personal, opinionated and utterly compelling.”
–Bookslut
“Alternately poignant and raucous, angry and heartbreaking…McClelland’s reporting is very much from-the-ground-up, far livelier than we will ever get from the average foreign correspondent.”
–Adam Hochschild
“A story you almost certainly haven’t heard, but should.”
–Justin Elliott, Talking Points Memo
“This is an impassioned book.”
–The Japan Times
“Gritty, informed, passionate…McClelland’s gonzo sensibility, big heart, and keen eye for weird details bring this tale of inhuman cruelty and human resilience vividly alive.”
–Gary Kamiya, Salon
“Any reporting on the notoriously underdocumented Burmese war is critical reading; a page-turner like this one is not to be missed.”
–San Francisco magazine
“Extraordinary. [McClelland] is informed and informative, compassionate, tough. Yet every chapter is funny, without diminishing the topic. She’s got style.”
–Joel Whitney, Guernica
“[McClelland's] is a clear-eyed honesty that makes Surrender an important introduction to one of the great horrors of contemporary global life that’s also an accessible and pleasurable read.”
–The Advocate
“McClelland’s telling of this nation’s tragedy is among the most readable yet…for a memoir about the world’s longest-running war, it’s pretty damn funny.”
–The San Francisco Chronicle
“She has done her homework where Burma’s concerned.”
–The Washington Post
Mac is the award-winning human rights reporter at Mother Jones magazine.
She has reported from locations including Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Micronesia, Burma, New Orleans, and Bhutan and commented for PBS, NPR, MSNBC, and BBC. Her work has appeared in outlets including Mother Jones, The Nation, GQ South Africa, The Atlantic Online, The Daily Beast, Orion, and Hustler; her reporting has been written about in publications from Newsweek to The Washington Post.