New York: Delphinium Books / Harper Collins, (1998) dj. The author's first book, a collection of interconnected stories set in Rosenau, an isolated Austrian Village, told from the viewpoints of different members of the village, from 1909 through 1977, layering story upon story to develop the village and the characters. Cover praise from Dorothy Allison who calls it "a heartbreakingly beautiful piece of work" and Charles Baxter who says "a book of marvels." Winner of the Pen Hemingway award. 210 pp. ISBN: 1-883285143.