I WANT TO THANK Jean Fortier and my other friends who to this story for so long a time; Marilyn Auer, Brenda Peterson, Connie Studer, Patricia Amman, Patrick Hogan, who lived parts of the story; Shelly McIntire, Lee Goerner, and Katherine McNamara, and my assistant, Wonshé. I am also so grateful to Leigh Haber and Beth Vesel for their assistance. And thanks to Michael Evans-Smith for providing information.
The Guggenheim Foundation provided financial support during the writing of this novel.