This copy has been SIGNED by Diane Schoemperlen on the title page! This is an Uncorrected Proof of the First American Edition (includes Publisher's letter laid-in) of the Canadian author's first novel and breakthrough book. The author of four short story collections she was also a nominee for the Governor General's Award for "The Man of My Dreams". Dustjacket praise by Michael Ondaatje stating "Diane Schoemperlen is, for my money, the most exciting younger writer in Canada today".