Description: In this ambitious and powerful novel about a fugitive radical from the 1970s who has lived in hiding for 25 years, Spiotta delivers a hugely compelling story of idealism, passion, and sacrifice, then and now.
Brief description: Dana Spiotta is the author of six novels. Her awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Rome Prize, the St. Francis College Literary Prize, and the John Updike Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her novels have been shortlisted for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She teaches in the Syracuse University creative writing program.
Review Quotes: Spiotta's writing brims with energy and intelligence." -- The New York Times Book Review