Many thanks to two of my favorite New Yorkers:
Kimberly Whalen—my dream agent, who not only has super powers, but believed in Goddess from the start and encouraged me to call whenever I felt anxious and insecure.
By the way, Kim, you’ve yet to give me your new phone number…
Lyssa Keusch—my brilliant and generous editor, whose creative insights are so enlightened that all across India, meditating swamis whisper her name in hushed reverence.
My thanks wouldn’t be complete without a decibel-shattering shout-out to Kim and Lyssa’s fab assistants—Rebecca Strauss and May Chen.
My crew: Nakul Mahajan, Simi Singh, Rebeca Ladron de Guevara, Amit Singh, Michael Cochran, Lucinda Ferguson, Shelly de Simone, and Gary Mecija.
My writing teachers: Sean Hulbert, Terry Black, and Louella Nelson.
And no, I didn’t forget you guys either—
My extended family: Romel Bhullar, Maya Lalvani, the Mahajans, the Saggars, the Brars, the “other” Singhs, the Ahujas, the Jollys, the Hotanis, the Lalvanis, and Aruna Chandiramani.