Drought (28 page)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My greatest thanks must always go to my family: cheerleaders, salespeople, therapists, all of them, without fail. I offer special gratitude to Patty, who is my one-woman street team, and to my sci-fi consultant, Nick.

Jason, you carry me when I cannot walk further, and you fly alongside me too. Thank you for always clearing the path to my writing desk.

Noah, thank you for pulling me away from that writing desk. Let’s go play some baseball.

My community of writer friends is a true treasure. Thank you for your friendship, good advice, and perspective. In particular, I am grateful to Vivian Fernandez, for guiding me away from the revision ledge and always believing in this story, told my way.

I owe much to the talented editorial, marketing, and sales teams at Egmont USA, especially my editor, Regina Griffin. Thank you for always believing in my books, and for working so hard to bring them to the world.

Thank you to my agent, Emily van Beek, for being such a wonderful partner and co-dreamer. Thanks, too, to Elana Roth for helping to bring
Drought
to the printed page.

My colleagues in my “other” work life are so supportive and always excited about my writing. Thank you.

Just as I was finishing work on
Drought
, our family suffered a terrible loss. My father, just sixty-eight years old, died suddenly. I want to thank all of the friends, colleagues, and family who offered their love and support. I could not have stood again, let alone found joy, without all of you.

Dad, I will always miss you.

PAM BACHORZ
grew up in a small town in the Adirondack foothills, near the woods in which this novel is set. She left to attend college in Boston and finally decided she was finished after earning four degrees: a BS in journalism, a BA in environmental science, a Masters in library science, and an MBA.

Pam wrote her first novel,
Candor
, while living in the Florida planned community that inspired that book. She now lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband and son. When she’s not writing, working, or parenting, Pam likes to read books not aimed at her age group, go to museums and theater performances, and watch far too much television. She even goes jogging. Reluctantly.

Visit her online at
www.pambachorz.com
.