Although I have changed the names of the other victims in this book, they have been with me through every step of the writing process, and it is they who gave me the courage to keep going.

 

Thank you to Muriel Salmona, my doctor of botany and underwater archaeology.

 

Thank you to my attorney, Agnès Cittadini, for her passion, her skill, and her humanity.

 

Thank you to my family and friends, to everyone who gave me their trust, their tenderness, their humor, and their love.