Every author has her first readers, the ones who cheer her on and protect her from her own missteps. I’ve been lucky in the legion of friends who are my support and safety net. Special thanks go to:
Mary Dillon, Ellen Goodman, Judy Silber, Judith Viorst, Catherine Wyler, Irene Wurtzel, and, as always, my agent and pal, Esther Newberg.
Special thanks go to Melissa Danaczko, my amazing editor, who helped with my creative process even while she was busy with her own: welcome to the world, little Adelyn.