To Live or Die in Arizona Author:Elizabeth Bruening Lewis To Live or Die in Arizona is a novel of suspense set amid the magnificent San Francisco Peaks of Northern Arizona. Abby Taylor, an English professor at Vassar College, has relocated to Arizona to address the physical challenges she faces due to polycystic kidney disease. What was intended to be a relaxing stay in the cooler climes of Flagstaff... more », turns into an adventurous mystery involving a stolen vintage Alfa Romeo, the 1872 Mining Law, environmental activists on the prowl, and a sweet, lost corgi dog. 100% of the author's and publisher's proceeds are being directed to the Arizona Kidney Foundation providing patient care and education, and the PKD Foundation. The PKD Foundation is devoted to programs of research, patient education, public awareness and advocacy for the nearly thirteen million people worldwide who have Polycystic kidney disease, by far the most common of all life-threatening hereditary diseases.« less