The Suffering
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We don’t say much after that—happy enough to keep watching the sky, even when there are no other stars in sight. Just a boy and his ghost. Maybe this was a selfish choice. Someone nobler than me might have given Okiku the final peace she deserves. Someone with less baggage than she has would have let him.
But flawed as we are, we are perfect together.
After all, I’m no hero.
Acknowledgments
This book could not have been possible without the encouragement and support of many, including:
my agent, Rebecca Podos, whose enthusiasm for the strange things I write shines through in every edit, email, and letter;
my editor, Annette Pollert-Morgan, whose invaluable advice I take very much to heart, even from half a world away;
my production editor, Elizabeth Boyer, and her team of superheroes, all of whom have done wonders for my book; and also to my book publicist, Kathryn Lynch, for keeping me up to speed and in the loop at every turn;
my parents, who brag about me to their friends and cause the sort of embarrassment every daughter ought to feel at least once in her lifetime;
and my husband, who took one look at my book’s cover and went, “Nope. Nope. A whole bunch of nope.”
About the Author
Rin Chupeco wrote obscure manuals for complicated computer programs, talked people out of their money at event shows, and did many other terrible things. She now writes about ghosts and fairy tales, but is still sometimes mistaken for a revenant. Find her at rinchupeco.com.
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