Guy FranksGuy Franks was born in Minnesota but grew up in the San Francisco Bay Areaand is a graduate of Cal Berkeley. He is married with two children and fi vegrandchildren. A writer most of his life, he is the author of three historicalfi ction novels BeggarKing, Railhead, and A Midsummer Madness, as well as acollection of short stories entitled A Smell of Time. He and his wife currentlylive in Oregon. Read More Read Less