I am indebted to Harcourt for permission to quote an excerpt from Carl Sandburg’s poem, ‘Murmurings in a Field Hospital’, on page 39.
There are several versions of the story of Kisagotami. The one I have used is an amalgamation of what I have heard in the Indian subcontinent.
My thanks to the two Vietnam veterans, who prefer not to be named, for their narratives that sparked the ideas for this novel.
I am also indebted to the administrator of the ashram in Rocklyn for permission to set part of the novel there.
ADIB KHAN
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