Hey, I know those books! I've read the first two and have the third sitting on the shelf. And yes, I pulled it out to see your name in the acknowledgements :)

I've enjoyed both Fool on the Hill, and Sewer, Gas and Electric, so I'm looking forward to when I get around to reading the new one. (Because his books come out so infrequently, I tend to not read them right away. I do the same thing with the works of James Morrow)