New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2016). First edition - The author's first novel, a story for older children set during World War II. "Krakow, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. . . . Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, linguistics professor during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone. And then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver. . . Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgement, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous. Even the Swallow Man." Letter from publisher bound in. 232 pp.