Acknowledgments

Many wonderful people have helped me create this book, by believing it possible, cheerleading me along the way, and putting in an amazing amount of time and attention to make it a reality:

My loyal readers, who were honest and kind with their feedback: Rebecca Barfknecht, Laura Hattendorf, Hui Lancaster, Ellen Lapham, Nancy Richard Murphy, Adrienne Pierce, Erika Pretell, Laura Shact, Ellen Snee, Wako Takayama, Tricia Tong, Scott Trappe, and Debbie Wolter. A special thanks to Debbie Siegel, my cherished collaborator and friend, whose input is always invaluable. She was the one I turned to when I just could not bear to cut a chapter that desperately needed cutting, and she was always right about what to keep and what to jettison. ...

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