The idea for this series came from a picture of a Notre Dame gargoyle looking out over the city of Paris. It’s amazing what can happen in just a handful of years. I feel incredibly lucky to have been given the chance to tell that gargoyle’s story, and to write this trilogy. There are many people to thank for believing in these books and, ultimately, in me: my phenomenal agent, Ted Malawer, who was there with me every step of the way; the entire Random House team, including my editor, Krista Marino, and publisher, Beverly Horowitz, who have worked so hard for this series; my fabulously talented critique partners, Maurissa Guibord, Dawn Metcalf, Cindy Thomas, and Amalie Howard; Charley, my mother-in-law, who picked up my youngest daughter twice a week to give me some uninterrupted writing time; and of course, every reader who has followed this series from the beginning—your support and enthusiasm mean more than I can ever explain.
When I was growing up, my parents not only taught me to love books, they also encouraged me to go for my dreams. Writing has always been my dream. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for believing in me.
And finally, to my husband, Chad, and our three beautiful girls, Alex, Joslin, and Willa—there are a hundred different things you do every single day that bring me joy. I love you all so much.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Page Morgan has been fascinated with les grotesques ever since she came across an old black-and-white photograph of a Notre Dame gargoyle keeping watch over the city of Paris. The gargoyle mythologies she went on to research fed her imagination, and she became inspired to piece together her own story and mythology for these remarkably complex stone figures. Page lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their three children.
Look for the first two books in the Dispossessed trilogy, The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost, available from Delacorte Press.