Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wisconsin Farm Boy to Midwest Prodigy -- 2. The Next Step: New York and Europe -- 3. The Expatriate Twenties -- 4. Paris and a New Family -- 5. Lost in America: The Thirties -- 6. The Little Masterpiece and Willie Maugham -- 7. The Bestseller -- 8. Dr. Kinsey and the Institute for Sex Research -- 9. Inside the Circle: Farewell to George -- 10. Beyond Fiction: The Valley Submerged -- 11. The Great Divide and Images of Truth -- 12. "Quail and Strawberries" -- 13. Golden Leaves and the Birthday Book -- Epilogue: Other Voices and Continual Lessons -- Notes -- Index.