Some strangers took a chance on me when nobody else would. I have held you very close ever since. Michiko, I know this is the start of a long friendship. Rob McQuilkin, Super Agent, you have no equal. Your support and encouragement are unwavering, your belief almost surreal. You got my back, and I adore you for it. Jennifer Jackson, editor extraordinaire, I couldn’t have done any of this without you. You wear a big ol’ Viking helmet and carry a sword for me. Thank you doesn’t come close to saying enough, but thank you from the bottom of my heart.
And finally, at the end of it all, Joseph, my husband, here you are. I see the porch swing, love, and we’re in it together.
A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Amanda Boyden was born in Minnesota and raised in Chicago and St. Louis. Formerly a circus trapeze artist and contortionist, she earned her MFA from the University of New Orleans, where she now teaches writing. She and her husband, the Canadian author Joseph Boyden, live in New Orleans. Still.
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