August ThomasAugust Thomas began her first novel, Liar's Candle, at age twenty three. Fluent in Turkish, she has traveled and studied in Turkey as the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, and holds Master's degrees from Bogaziçi, Istanbul's top public uniersity, as well as the University of Edinburgh. She also has two degrees from the University of Massachusetts. A travel writer as well as a novelist, she lives in Massachusetts. You can find her at AugustThomasBooks.com. Read More Read Less