I want to take a moment to thank my writing group, S.P.E.W., for all of their encouragement in this very long process. Dara, Cindy and Kajal, you are the best! I would also like to thank my book group the Weekly Readers, who, though they are not ‘weekly’ are some of the best readers of my work. Thanks for being my own personal guinea pigs. I would also like to thank Roseann, who has helped me immensely with typing and general encouragement. And no Oscar speech would be complete without a special thanks to my family … no wait, don’t cue the music just yet …
