by Anne Cherian
I RESERVE THE GREATEST THANKS for my wonderful agent, Bonnie Nadell, for returning that first call and staying on the line (you gave me so much more than the title of my novel); to Maria Guarnaschelli, my editor, for hearing the music in my novel; and to Ann Adelman, my copyeditor, for putting in those commas, etc.
CLOSER TO HOME, my brother Sunny came up with that crucial scene in the novel, and my brother Paul offered me a room to write.
A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
THIS IS ANNE CHERIAN’S first work of fiction. Cherian was born and raised in Jamshedpur, India. After receiving degrees from Bombay and Bangalore universities, Cherian moved to Berkeley, California. She received graduate degrees in comparative literature and journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Cherian lives in Los Angeles and visits India regularly.
