The Orphans of Race Point: A Novel

by Patry Francis

  I am forever grateful to Anjali Singh for believing in this novel and for helping to shape what it became.

  Alison Larkin Koushki, Sarah Nalle, Jessica Keener, and Tish Cohen provided valuable feedback at various stages in the journey, as did Laura Biagi and Jennifer Weltz at JVNLA.

  Many thanks to Helena Ferreira for suggesting the song that Gus’s mother teaches him as a child.

  To the Heneys and the Lukacs for years of support and encouragement, and to Mary Larkin for wise counsel in all matters.

  And finally, to my husband, Ted, and our family, Gabe and Nicola, Josh and Stacey, Nellie, Jake, Lexi, Emma, Hank, Will, Jude and Sebastian, much love and gratitude.

  About the Author

  Patry Francis is the author of The Liar’s Diary and the blog 100 Days of Discipline for Writers. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in the Tampa Review, Antioch Review, Colorado Review, Ontario Review, and American Poetry Review, among other publications. She is a three-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize and has twice been the recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant. She lives in Massachusetts.

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  Copyright

  THE ORPHANS OF RACE POINT. Copyright © 2014 by Patry Lukac. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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