A teacher at the University of Chicago, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer's previous novels include Anya and The Madness of a Seduced Woman. Her latest work, The Snow Fox, was a labor of love: "It took me six years to reach the understanding I have now, and of course, that understanding is not complete," she reflects. "In that time, I could have written three Ph.Ds. It is not too much to say that I loved every minute of it, and still do."