Dale Eisler is the author of two previous non-fiction books – False Expectations and Rumours of Glory – on Canadian history and politics. He spent 24 years as a newspaper and magazine journalist before joining the Government of Canada in 1998 as an assistant deputy minister in the Canadian Department of Finance. In 2004 he was appointed Assistant Secretary to Cabinet for Communications and Consultations in the Privy Council Office, which is the department of the Prime Minister. Then, in 2007, he was named Consul General for Canada in Denver, Colorado. He is now Energy Security, Assistant Deputy Minister/ Energy Security, Prosperity and Sustainability in Ottawa, Ontario.

Anton is his first novel. It is a story that, at its core, reflects the immigrant experience for countless thousands of people who came to North America in the early years of the 20^th century. Similar stories of hardship, persecution and the yearning for opportunity and security often reflect the reality of immigration to North America today.