MANY THANKS TO my editor, Tara Gavin, for believing in my novel and to the entire team at Crooked Lane Books, who helped make this book possible, especially Thaisheemarie Peréz and Rebecca Nelson. Thanks also to Jill Pellarin for the meticulous copyedit.
I owe a great deal of appreciation to Lisa Friedman from the Amsterdam Writing Workshops for her support and guidance. Special thanks to Shelley Anderson, David Escorial, and Annie De Benedictis from the workshops for their helpful feedback and encouragement.
I’m grateful to Dea Parkin, editor-in-chief at Fiction Feedback in the UK, for her assistance in shaping the novel at the early stages.
My writing groups provided invaluable critique and motivation. I am especially indebted to Tori Egherman, Anna Heldring, Mark Bruinkreeft, Karen Kao, Maali Jamil, and Emanda Percival. You made the novel so much better! Thanks also to Carolyn Chang, Danny Glasser, Michèle Bartlett, Lisa Holden, Emma Lee, and Leslie Lee for their insights and support.
A debt of gratitude goes to Dipika Mukherjee, who invited me to join her critique group way back at the beginning; I have learned so much.
And to my wonderful friends for their unwavering support, including Sharon Davis, Nella Stern, Linda Cleary, and David Lee. To Joe McNamee: for setting deadlines and holding me to them.
To Deborah, my very own twin, who inspired me to write about twins, though she’s nothing like the characters in the novel!
To my daughter Evelyn, for the honest critique and the brilliant brainstorming sessions. And for taking care of our dog when deadlines loomed. To my son Bob, whose conversations sparked some great ideas and who reminded me to stop and eat while writing What You Made Me Do.