ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would very much like to thank my cousin Paula R. Schwartz, MD, who, in the course of giving technical advice, shared the most bizarre phone conversation with me I think I’ve ever had. As always I owe a great debt to my first readers Sara J. Henry, Ellen Schare, and Judy Bobalik. Thanks to Peter Spiegelman for his patience and advice. Props to Ben LeRoy at Tyrus Books.

As always, to Rosanne, Kaitlin, and Dylan, without whom none of this would be possible or worth it.