Charles Frazier
Winner of the 1997 FICTION AWARD for Cold Mountain

I'm new to this business. If anybody had told me it was this much fun I might have tackled it earlier. I'd like to thank a few people. My wife, Catherine, first of all, who, though she denies it, I don't know that many wives who would've said to a 40 year old man, sure honey, quit that job, write that novel. I'd like to thank Morgan Entrekin and the people at Atlantic who did everything right, and I think everybody who loves books should be happy that they're houses like that left. I'd like to thank Lief Feldman, and Elizabeth Schmidts. Thank you very much.