New York: Random House, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel (his second book, following a collection of short stories), the story of a family who return to the their crumbling family estate on the eastern shore of Maryland on the eve of World War II. SIGNED on the title page and INSCRIBED on the half title page to noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens "with greetings and high hopes you enjoy this tale" and dated in the year of publication. 290 pp. ISBN: 0-67945200.