Eloise L ZeemanEloise Zeeman studied short story writing under David Markson (The Ballad of Dingus Magee), Lisa Reardon (The Mercy Killers, Blameless, Billy Dead), and famed Knopf editor Gordon Lish at Columbia University Master Writing Program. A lifelong poet andshort story writer, this is her first novel. Also a master gardener, yoga teacher and vegetarian of 30 years, her other joys are working on her yoga center, Blyss Yoga Vermont, growing food and pollinators, and running her farm animal sanctuary.She has been most inspired by raising her grandson with autism (in a very neurodivergent family) where the creativity, cleverness andmagic of kids who are "different" shines brightly. Read More Read Less