For my scant familiarity with the game of golf, I am grateful to the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre of Judique, N.S., and their annual fund-raising tournaments, in which I awkwardly participated for many years.
Byron’s private search for information about Alzheimer’s is partly informed by a feature story published in the New York Times on September 15, 2018, called “23andMe Said He Would Lose his Mind. Ancestry Said the Opposite. Which Was Right?”
I could not imagine having finished this manuscript without, once again, the steady editorial direction of Anne Collins, her patient discipline and penetrating eye. I’m grateful for the whole team at Random House Canada, from the book’s designer, Terri Nimmo, to my longtime collaborator, Scott Sellers. I’d also like to thank both Matthew Sibiga and Marion Garner for their long-time support.
My agent, Shaun Bradley, raised important warning flags about narrative missteps in an original draft while my first reader, Carol Off, showed courage and persistence helping me recover from the early story-telling stumbles.
Derek and Barbara Kennedy were generous with time and timely encouragement as the narrative evolved. Danielle Stone provided insight into the challenges that confront young lawyers at the start of a career.
I regret that a close friend to whom I dedicate the book didn’t live to see the final product. He would have been, at the very least, amused.