Kate Maurer received her Ph.D. in English from Marquette University and is currently an Assistant Professor of Composition and English at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Introduction.
Life and Background of the Author.
Introduction to the Novel.
Critical Commentaries.
Chapters 1 -
9.
Character Analyses.
Critical Essays.
CliffsNotes Review.
CliffsNotes Resource Center.
Index.

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