Always the type to love getting lost in a book, it occurred to me (after the chaos of having small children underfoot had run its course) that I had a story to tell and a gift for writing, and that I should get to work.
I was inspired, in large part, by The Modern Library's list released in 1999 of the "100 Best Novels of the Twentieth Century." So many of the novels thus honored were skillfully crafted, but empty of purpose. They missed the mark, in my opinion, of what's truly "good." Yes, the world's a tough place, but there is truth that transcends all that; h more...
