James Thomae is a seventy-seven-year-old man, and this is his fifth novel. He has had numerous poems published in the book At Water’s Edge, the International Library of Poetry. He ...view moreJames Thomae is a seventy-seven-year-old man, and this is his fifth novel. He has had numerous poems published in the book At Water’s Edge, the International Library of Poetry. He has spent time on an Indian reservation and makes Native American drums. He went to Southern Illinois University, where he met his beloved wife, Jeanie. Together they traveled most of the western states and now live in Alton, Illinois, with his cats, Kato and Shadow.view less