The Ghost of Hannah Mendes (55 page)
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Authors: Naomi Ragen
Tags: #Contemporary, #Historical, #Fantasy
Mrs. Betty Weil, a descendant of Gracia Mendes, for sharing with me her inspiring family history.
Mr. Kyle Shulman, for many insightful comments.
Ms. Laurie Bernstein, my talented editor at Simon and Schuster, for advice and guidance each step of the way.
Ms. Annie O’Connor for her invaluable editorial direction.
Lisa Bankoff, my agent at ICM, for her enthusiasm and support.
My thanks and my love to my husband, Alex, who was never less than immeasurably helpful at every turn; and to my children, Bracha, Asher, Rachel, and Akiva, who cheerfully listened to this story as many times as I told it, and were always enthusiastically receptive.
I welcome the comments of my readers, and can be contacted at P.O. Box 23004, Jerusalem, Israel; or E-mail address:
[email protected]
Naomi Ragen
Jerusalem
1998
THE GHOST OF HANNAH MENDES
. Copyright © 1998 by Naomi Ragen. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
ISBN: 978-1-4299-5781-6
From
Twilight of the Pepper Empire
by Anthony Disney. Copyright © 1978 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College.
Excerpts as submitted from
A Medieval Home Companion
by Tania Bayard, Copyright © 1991 Tania Bayard. Reprinted with permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. (pp. 136, 137).
First published by Simon & Schuster
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