My sincere thanks to Adrianna, America, Sam, Tove and the amazingly supportive team at Edina Publishers for applying their talents and energy and shaping my manuscript into a book. Feedback and support from my writing colleagues has also developed Outsider—Ash, Claire, Jess, Mayur, Nick, Shan and Sue, I continue to appreciate your time and thoughtful responses. The services of beta readers and sensitivity readers have also been invaluable— thanks to Claudia, Brooklyn and Jai. As always, thanks to Katie for the many things that have enabled me to pursue (yet another) lofty creative project.