The Gilded Ones
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To my friend Melanie, my ride or die: thank you so much for being an emotional rock through all the ups and downs. You were there when I was writing this book in grad school, and boy, have we come far. I can’t wait to see where we go.
To Shekou: thank you for allowing me to Namina all these years in the comforts of your home. You didn’t have to let me come by so often to eat you out of house and home, but you always kept the door open and the welcome mat out. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
To everyone at Delacorte Press who has cheered on this book, thank you, thank you. Thank you for taking a chance on me, and for being open to putting a novel with such difficult, but necessary subject matter into the world. My copyeditors, Candice and Colleen, thank you so much for all the hard and beautiful work you put into the manuscript. It would not be half as good without you.
To my beloved Spelman College, thank you for being the literal inspiration for the Warthu Bera from the Wakeup to the Olive Branch Ceremony. And thank you for teaching me how to remain undaunted by the fight.
NAMINA FORNA is a screenwriter based in LA. She has a MFA in film and TV production from USC School of Cinematic Arts, was a finalist for NBC/Universal Writers on the Verge and a semifinalist for the Sundance Screenwriting Lab, and placed in the top 50 finalists for the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship. The Gilded Ones is her debut novel. Visit her on Twitter at @NaminaForna and on Instagram at @namina.forna.
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