New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Her first book in nine years. Lark & Termite is set during the 1950s in West Virginia and Korea. It is the story of the power of loss and love, the echoing ramifications of war, family secrets, dreams and ghosts, and the unseen, almost magical bonds that unite and sustain us." SIGNED on the title page and dated 1-15-09. Dust jacket praise from Alice Munro, Tim O'Brien and Junot Diaz (who calls it "extraordinary . . . luminous . . . it is the best novel I've read all year.) Shortlisted for the National Book Award. Frontispiece. 254 pp. ISBN: 978-0375401954.