Writing her story was a solitary endeavor, but it wouldn’t be a book without a team of talented, passionate, dedicated folks to bring it out into the world.
My agent, Nikki Terpilowski, is brilliant at helping me navigate the sometimes choppy waters of this business while always keeping her eye on the horizon. Thanks for being my fiercest advocate and loudest cheerleader. We make a great team.
At Park Row, Laura Brown’s editorial guidance was as gentle as it was genius. She’s the one who planted the very first seed for this story in my head, then took what I wrote and helped me shape it into a book. I am so grateful for her patience and wisdom, as well as for that of the stellar team at Park Row, including Erika Imranyi, Emer Flounders, Gina Macedo and all the folks working tirelessly behind the scenes. I am so blessed to have found a home there.
So many thanks go to Emily Carpenter for being a fantastic first reader and an even better friend. Emily and our fellow Calamity Dames, Amy Impellizzeri and Kate Moretti, have talked me off many a ledge. I can’t wait to hug your necks again. Thanks, too, to Laura Drake, who reads my first crappy attempts and ever so kindly points out where they could use some work, and to Allison Anderson, whose winning bid got her the dubious honor of having a character named after her father, Gordon Howard. Gordon, I hope I did you proud.
And finally, the biggest thanks go to my kids, Evan and Bella, and to my very own darling husband, who in no way resembles Cam Lasky. My world begins and ends with you three.