I am more than happy to announce that my new novel, The Healing, will be represented by New York uber-agent Marly Rusoff. It feels like karma. Pat Conroy, who is also on her client list, hooked me on the idea of writing about the South when I read his book, The Prince of Tides. The Healing is my second novel and explores the subversive nature of slave healers on a Mississippi plantation in 1860. It is such a wonderful feeling to have another human being, especially one as informed as Marly, share my enthusiasm for this project. I’ll keep you posted as we go to the publishers.