The Gloaming
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Instead, I said, ‘Remy.’ A whisper, really. Then louder, stepping toward him, because I meant it. ‘Remy.’
Acknowledgements
With thanks to my agent, Kate Shaw, and to Eric Obenauf and Eliza Wood-Obenauf at Two Dollar Radio who passionately nurtured the US publication. In the UK, thank you to my champion editor, Sophie Buchan, and the team at W&N. And to Olga Gressot, Betsy Peirce and my mother who took such good care of my daughters, giving me precious time to write.
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