Sara Hijazi, for giving the first germ of this book time and space to grow
My parents, Cynthia and Gilbert Steil, the most enthusiastic publicists an author could wish for
Above all, I thank my husband, Tim Torlot, and daughter, Theadora Celeste Steil Torlot, for being constant sources of inspiration and joy, as well as the foundation of everything I do.
A Note About the Author
Jennifer Steil is the author of the memoir The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, about her experience as a journalist living in Yemen. Before moving to Yemen in 2006, she was a senior editor at The Week, which she helped to launch in 2001. Her work has appeared in the World Policy Journal, the Washington Times, Time, and Life. She currently lives in Bolivia with her husband and daughter. This is her first novel.
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