Acknowledgments

I wish to thank David B for being with me when I started this in his apartment in Essex, and Terese Svoboda and the late Sondra Spatt Olsen who were my fellow travelers with the pen, who always offered the most valuable insight and encouragement. And to Murphy Lewis Pranlan-Descours and her mother, who first saw something in this and had the courage to bring it forward.

And to Chris Fortunato and Julie Ganz, my esteemed editor, who kept it moving and brought valuable insight to the work, too. Thank you.