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Friends: In addition to those already thanked above, my gratitude to Brendan, Jack, Andrew, Martyn, and Andreas for the homes-away-from-home at such important junctures—I am eternally appreciative. Alison—now there’s a thesis and a book inspired by Mavis.
Family: Guess all those effing oil burners paid off with this one, Mum. My godmother, Alexandra, for all those imagination-fueling research trips across the world. Phil and David: You can’t choose your in-laws, but if you could, I’d choose you. Dida and Manu: Home smells like eucalyptus and mountain mist, cracked sunflower seeds and swimming pool chlorine in a warm car.
And Roscoe? Thank you is not enough. I love you.
P. M. Freestone hails from Melbourne, Australia, and now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland, with her partner, their Romanian rescue dog, and a collection of NASA-approved house plants. She is a Clarion Writers’ Workshop (University of California) graduate and a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award winner, and holds degrees in archaeology, religious history, and a PhD in the sociology of infectious diseases. She’s only ever met one cheese she didn’t like.
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