Estelle Rubin BragerEstelle Rubin Brager was a writer, township supervisor, and committed conservationist who lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she was the longest-serving Democratic committeewoman in that county's history. The mother of four and grandmother ofeleven, Estelle became a certified scuba diver while researching this novel. She is also the author of Gittle, a Girl of the Steppes, which is about her own grandmother, an adventuresome Jewish woman who escaped persecution in 19th century Russia by emigrating to America with her family. This is her second novel. Estelle passed away in 2014 at the age of 86. Read More Read Less