I Grew Up In Cyprus And Egypt,

I Grew Up In Cyprus And Egypt, These Fantastic Places I Remember Fondly.

No Matter How Grave The Secret, How Imperative Absolute Silence, Someone Would Always Feel The Urge To Confess, And An Unleashed Secret Is A Terrible Force.

I Think The Mythology Of Death Really Ran Away With Me When I Was Very Young.

A Lot Of Writers That I Know Have Told Me That The First Book You Write, You Write About Your Childhood, Whether You Want To Or Not. It Calls You Back.

My Road To Publishing Actually Came Through A Colleague Who Connected Me To My Agent, And The Faculty At Cornell Was Very Supportive.