Of course, none of the research matters without time to write the book, and for that I thank my mother, Evelyn Keane, for taking such good care of my boys when I went off in search of a quiet place for a few hours, and my aunt Mae O’Toole for being there at a moment’s notice when I needed her most.
Thanks to my dear friends Eleanor Henderson and Callie Wright, for taking time out of their own work to read and provide feedback on mine. Whenever I found I’d written myself into a corner I could always depend on one of them to help me find the way out.
My deepest gratitude to Julie Glass for thinking of me in the fall of 2011. I will never forget how a few generous words helped propel this novel forward.
Above all, thanks to Marty, for his patience and encouragement, and to our boys, Owen and Emmett, for being such dependable sleepers and such fun, thoughtful little men when awake. When you are old enough to read this novel, try to imagine yourselves all around it: chugging your trains around my feet as I type, coloring on the pages of the early drafts, searching for Mama worm and Papa worm outside with Bobo while I try to finish and hurry back to you. I love you.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Mary Beth Keane was born in New York City to Irish parents. She attended Barnard College and the University of Virginia, where she received an MFA in Fiction. Author of The Walking People, she lives in Pearl River, New York, with her husband and their two sons.
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