Eleanor Jackson was instrumental in many, many ways, offering a sympathetic and critical read and being the book’s champion when it needed championing. Thanks to the book’s copy editor Miranda Ottewell, and warm appreciation to everyone at Bloomsbury, in particular Nate Knaebel, Rachel Mannheimer, and especially the book’s editor, Anton Mueller, who helped me put it in its final form. To alclass="underline" my gratitude.
But most of all, I would like to thank my family for their continuous patience and understanding and my wife for her help in shaping this character and this novel.
A Note on the Author
Christian Kiefer earned his Ph.D. in American literature from the University of California, Davis, and is on the English faculty of American River College in Sacramento. His poetry has appeared in various national journals, including Antioch Review and Santa Monica Review. He is an accomplished songwriter and recording artist and lives in the hill country northeast of Sacramento with his wife and five sons.