The Masterpiecers (Masterful #1) (38 page)

Acknowledgements

They say it takes a village to raise a child. It is the same for a book. It took an elite group of writers and beta readers to transform
The Masterpiecers
into the novel you have just read.

I’d like to thank my sister, Vanessa, for giving me the idea for an art competition. I’d also like to thank her for going through the first draft, and the second, and the third. You’re a real trooper!
Un grand merci
to Jacqueline whose keen eye tightened and sharpened my plot. Granted, I had to rewrite the entire thing, but wasn’t it worth it? Theresea, my writing sidekick, my sounding board, my friend, thank you for your unceasing encouragement and your wonderful company. Thank you to Astrid and Marina for always being so positive about what I write. You girls keep me going. A big thank you to Katie Hayoz who is as terrific an author as she is a beta reader and a friend. Thanks to Elizabeth and Becky and Samantha and all of the other early readers who have consolidated my faith in Ivy and Aster’s story. Thank you to Andreea for having given such a beautiful face to my story.

Thank you to my husband for not begrudging my passion for writing. I love you. To my three wonderful children, I hope that one day, I will have made you proud. To my parents and my other two siblings, thank you for your enduring support. Without you, writing as a profession would still be a dream—and my website would still be an awful mess (right, Sam?). All my love to my extended family. I am very lucky to have so many extraordinary people in my life.

The Masterpiecers
was just the beginning. Stay tuned for Book 2—due out this winter
.

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About the Author

Olivia Wildenstein grew up in New York City, the daughter of a French father and a Swedish mother. She chose Brown University to complete her undergraduate studies and earned a bachelor’s in comparative literature. After designing jewelry for a few years, Wildenstein traded in her tools for a laptop computer.

When she’s not writing, she’s psychoanalyzing everyone she meets (
Yes.
 Everyone), baking up a storm, and attempting not to be late at her children’s school.

Wildenstein lives with her husband and two children in Geneva, Switzerland, where she’s an active member of the writing community.

Her first book,
Ghostboy, Chameleon & the Duke of Graffiti
,
about a little boy who dreams of great adventures, received rave reviews and can be found on Amazon, in paperback and in kindle format.