ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

There comes a time in the development of a manuscript when the author needs to view it with eyes other than her own. I’d like to thank Richard Barnes, Susan Linn, James Morrow, and Karen Motylewski for providing that critical vision. I’d also like to thank Gladys Roldan for correcting my fledgling Spanish, and John Hummel for his contribution.

I am grateful to my agent, Gina Maccoby, for her unflagging support, and to my editor, Brian DeFiore, for his expert judgment.

Sometimes events in life as well as in literature warrant acknowledgment. I extend my deepest appreciation to Dr. Benjamin Sachs, Dr. Judith R. Wolfberg, Dr. Johanna Pallotta, and Alexandra Paul-Simon for helping to make the dedication of this book possible.