First thanks to Karen Siegel, who read an old high school friend’s snippet of a novella and gave invaluable feedback. Bryan Melamed and Christopher Brown also provided helpful and incisive critiques.
I am new to this field, but I think it’s safe to say that Stephanie Delman at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates is the best literary agent in the world. Thank you so much for your support, guidance, fantastic ideas, and for literally making my dreams come true.
I was fortunate and honored to have Carina Guiterman as my U.S. editor. Carina, I am so grateful for your astonishing skill in honing plot and prose. Thank you for making my novel a hundred times better than when it was passed to you. And thanks to everyone else at Little, Brown who helped my novel along its journey.
Leah Woodburn at Tinder Press was my U.K. editor and Carina’s partner across the pond. Thank you for your spot-on observations, fabulous ideas, and insightful comments. Thanks to Leah’s colleagues at Tinder Press for your help and contributions.
Deborah P. Jacobs, my copyeditor, has a mind like a steel trap. Thank you for turning your expertise toward my novel and catching everything I didn’t.
Thanks to Stefanie Diaz, the intrepid international rights director at Sanford J. Greenburger, for introducing my book to new lands.
Thanks to Helene Wecker for reading my manuscript in her very scant spare time. Cookies forthcoming.
Thanks to Molly and Ember, my muses, who cannot read and yet still deserve recognition for their unflagging support.
And finally, heartfelt thanks to Chris, my captain, best friend, and true love. Next year in Palau.
About the Author
Jennie Melamed is a psychiatric nurse practitioner who specializes in working with traumatized children. During her doctoral work at the University of Washington, she investigated anthropological, biological, and cultural aspects of child abuse. She lives in Seattle with her husband and three Shiba Inus.