Maria Guarnaschelli’s faith called this book into being; Claire Wachtel’s determination and brilliance rescued it and its author many times. I’d like to thank those two past and present Morrow editors and the many others at Morrow and HarperCollins, especially Jen Pooley, who’ve been kind to me and my work. Thanks also, for helping me finish this book and supporting it after it was written to my agent, Zoe Pagnamenta, to the corporation of Yaddo, to Susan Holohan, and in particular to my mother, Rose Eisenberg.