When Karen Stark becomes pregnant, she and Barney are overjoyed. They�ve wanted a baby for so long. After an industrial accident, Barney unknowingly spreads radioactive dust into his neighborhood, into his home, and onto his wife�s body. As frightened friends and neighbors become enemies, the dream of becoming parents turns into a nightmare. . .

This new edition of Keyes' second novel includes a preface and additional material by the author.

About the Author

Daniel Keyes, best known for his novel Flowers for Algernon and for his nonfiction book The Minds of Billy Milligan, has been a teacher of writing in high schools and a professor of literature and creative writing in universities for more than thirty years.

Keyes, emeritus professor of Ohio University, resides with his wife in South Florida. They have two adult daughters.

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