Acknowledgements

Thank you to:

Haley Steed, who took a chance on someone with little to no experience with a half-finished manuscript and patiently helped her turn that into the completed novel before you. Hayley’s belief in the book meant so much and without her dedication, I’m not sure Paige and Zanna would have ever made print. Thank you, also, to Valentina Paulmichl and to everyone else at Madeleine Milburn who played a part in supporting me and this novel.

Thank you to Clem Flanagan at Black & White for loving the book and taking a chance on it, and to all those at Black & White who have played their part in this process, including Thomas Ross and Rachel Morrell, Hannah Walker and Ali McBride.

Thank you, too, to Julia Kenny at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner for taking me on, loving this book too, and for the part she’s played in the publication of this book.

Thank you to my parents, Jonathan and Kim Hodgkin, who read various iterations of the book and provided valuable insight. Thank you to them and my sister, Grace, for their forbearance during some of the more difficult moments in the process of writing this book.

Thank you to Vijay for listening patiently while I rambled on about this project, for joining me in solidarity to write in the caravan at the bottom of the garden, and for making sure there was wine on hand whenever I wanted it.