Preeta SamarasanPreeta Samarasan was born and raised in Malaysia but moved to the United States in high school. After spending several years ostensibly working on a dissertation on gypsy music in France, but all the while writing fiction, she decided to switch track. She recently received her MFA from the University of Michigan, where an early version of this novel received the Hopwood Novel Award; she also recently won the Asian American Writers’ Workshop short story award. She is currently working on a collection of short stories and another novel, and lives in central France with her husband and dog. Visit Preeta's website at: www.preetasamarasan.com Read More Read Less