About the Author:
A graduate of Stanford University with a degree in English and of Northwestern University with a masterā€™s in journalism, Michael French is the author of twenty-four books: adult and young adult fiction, art criticism, biographies, adaptations, and gender studies. A native of Los Angeles, he also is a successful businessman, an avid high-altitude mountain trekker, a world traveler to developing countries, an activist, and, with his wife, Patricia, a philanthropist raising money for programs aiding teachers in Santa Fe, N.M., public schools, which are some of the most challenged in the country.
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When things happen in microseconds, they are hard to sort out in your memory; the shutter speed is too quick. Charlie seemed to turn from my mother at the instant Dad entered the kitchen, yet one of those actions surely came first. Mom went back to polishing. Charlie strolled toward the fridge and opened it, as if to forage for food. He turned casually and looked up at my father, giving him a
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