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A solitary man in a diner on the coast of Maine. A tall beautiful stranger. A whip. A bronze heart. Hawaii. The Northwest ... How far will he go to face the truth about himself? ... This is a novel about borders: between sex and love, between life and death. John Wetterau grew up in Woodstock, N.Y., attended Hamilton College, and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Hawaii and has studied in the Vermont College MFA program. "I was driving a taxi in Honolulu one rainy morning when a gorgeous ... I was painting the inside of a bar in Madison, Wisconsin with a guy named Louis the Fox ... You have your own stories," Wetterau says, "and the stories of others, given to you. You try to make sense of them--for yourself and for the reader. A novel is a re-telling, a working out in progress, a slow dance across a high wire to truth. There is no safety net." A printed copy is available from Fox Print Books.