Adeline Lubell Naiman (b. 1925): A college friend of NM’s sister, Barbara, at Radcliffe, Lubell was a junior editor at Little, Brown in 1946 when she heard about NM’s novel from his sister. In January 1946, even before he was discharged, she wrote to him asking to see a rough draft. In September, NM sent her 184 pages and she told her superiors it would be “the greatest novel to come out of WWII” (MLT 102).

Rinehart … leave there yet: NM had already crossed this bridge, but until he found a new publisher was selective in revealing the split.

Cameron: Angus Cameron (1908–2002) was Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown when Lubell worked there and was responsible for rejecting NAD.