Fiction. In this debut novel, the ivory trade, smallpox, rock & roll, and one woman's past converge in a gripping, psychological page-turner. The volatility of memory, the fragility of familial bonds, and the long shadow of murder come together to form this "dense, dream-like novel. You wake with a sense that your own world has changed because of this foray through the wilds of Africa, New Mexico, and family life"-- Susann Cokal.