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Authors: Elizabeth Berg
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many thanks to Erin Weiss at the Hartford Animal Clinic in Hartford, Wisconsin, who shared stories about animals and the practice of veterinary medicine with me, some of which were then fictionalized for use in this novel. Any mistakes are my own. Erin is a veterinarian par excellence, the one you really want when your pal is in trouble or just needs those pesky shots. If only she’d take my advice and serve as my doctor, too.
The usual gratitude is due to my longtime and beloved editor, Kate Medina, and to my agent, Suzanne Gluck, who is smart, upbeat, and really
fun
. Thanks also to the team at Random House, who take care of everything from cover design to copyediting to publicity to making sure I get a window seat on the airplane or a copy of the new Random House title I really need
right now
. I want to single out Avideh Bashirrad, Susan Brown, Gina Centrello, Sanyu Dillon, Barbara Fillon, Ashley Gratz-Collier, Kathleen McAuliffe, Beth Pearson, and Lindsey Schwoeri. And at WME Entertainment: Claudia Ballard, Sarah Ceglarski, and Caroline Donofrio—I love you guys.
I spent a lot of time looking at high school yearbooks when I was writing this novel, and I want to offer a shout-out to Ed McGraw and Bill Cocos, who in their own ways kept trying to tell me that my high school wasn’t so bad. They were right.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
E
LIZABETH
B
ERG
is the author of many bestselling novels, two collections of short stories, and two works of nonfiction.
Open House
was an Oprah’s Book Club selection,
Durable Goods
and
Joy School
were selected as ALA Best Books of the Year, and
Talk Before Sleep
was short-listed for an Abby Award. She is a recipient of the New England Booksellers Award for her body of work. Her bestsellers include
Home Safe, The Year of Pleasures, The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
, and
Dream When You’re Feeling Blue
. Berg has been honored by both the Boston Public Library and the Chicago Public Library and is a popular speaker at venues around the country. She lives in Chicago.
The Last Time I Saw You
is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2010 by Elizabeth Berg
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Random House,
an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group,
a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
RANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Berg, Elizabeth.
The last time I saw you: a novel / Elizabeth Berg.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-1-58836-892-8
1. Class reunions—Fiction. 2. Reminiscing—Fiction.
I. Title.
PS3552.E6996L37 2010
813’.54—dc22 2009040008
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