Authors: John M. Cusick
Cherry Money Baby (35 page)
My deepest gratitude to my best friend, Evan Simko-Bednarski, who talked me out of many trees, and Helena Fitzgerald, who talked me off many ledges. Thanks to my close friend and colleague Vicki Lame, who read many versions of this book and was its champion from the get-go. Thank you to Antonio Elmaleh, Anne Williams, and Cathy Ann Horn for their warmth, wisdom, and hospitality. Thank you to my mother, Kate, who is so much a part of this story, it’s embarrassing. Thank you to my father, John, who is forever my first and greatest role model. Finally, thank you to Sarah Elmaleh, my constant companion, my love, and my muse.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2013 by John M. Cusick
Cover photographs: copyright © 2013 by Thomas Barwick/Getty Images (girl); copyright © 2013 by Ocean/Corbis (trailer park)
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2013
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2013931460
ISBN 978-0-7636-5557-0 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0-7636-6709-2 (electronic)
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