Acknowledgments
During the years I’ve spent working on this story there were some people who just never stopped nagging me, making it their business to see that I didn’t give up. There’s no better time nor place than this to gratefully acknowledge the love and support of Regina Gottesman, Linda Deneroff, Sheila Willis, Security 0.5, Steve Gallacci (who coined the term “bond-involuntary”), and many others besides. This book is a product of their persistence and of the patience and forbearance of Maggie Nowakowska, who’s had more to put up with than anyone else.