The most eagerly awaited novel of 1998--by the #1 bestselling author of "She's Come Undone". A contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth, "I Know This Much Is True" begins as the nation limps toward the millennium, examining the past century of boom and bust and the ways in which history affects an individual family. 400 pp. National print ads. 20-city radio satellite tour. 8-city author tour. 250,000 print. (General Fiction)