Peter Behrens is the author of the Governor General’s Award-winning novel The Law of Dreams, published around the world to wide acclaim, and a collection of short stories, Night Driving. His short stories and essays have appeared in Atlantic, Tin House, Saturday Night and the National Post. He was born in Montreal and lives on the coast of Maine with his wife and son. His new novel, The O’Briens, follows the family from The Law of Dreams two generations later.