Demon, Interrupted

Dedication

Dedication

For Josephine:

You can be anything.

You can do everything.

Acknowledgments

This book flowed downhill after I finished the first draft, but making that first draft was a tremendous effort of will made possible by the support of those around me. I would like to thank my parents who give me never-ending support and have always stoked my creative fires. My sisters who were the very first ones to read the story and gush over it.

To my oldest friend and first writing partner Jane, you started this train. Nic for listening to crazy ideas and always giving me the time and space to be able to write. My writer friends who found me at a pivotal moment and kept me going— Lisa, Heather, and Mary. Countless friends who read early drafts and supported me no matter what. If this story has any richness and emotion, it is because of Linda, who taught me to recognize and appreciate the full spectrum of the human experience. I could not have articulated any of it on paper without her.

Publication of this work happened because Gwen Gades was willing to take a chance on me, and for that, I am eternally grateful. JoAnne, my editor, suffered through my terrible comma usage—or lack thereof—thank you. And for giving me the final push, my best friend and biggest supporter Stephen for telling me to jump in and experience everything, because you have to take chances to do anything in this life.

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