Waiting for Unicorns (21 page)

Acknowledgments

THIS LITTLE BOOK would not
be possible without the support and encouragement of many.

To those who read for me when this book was little more than a dream, especially Jodi, thank you. You gave me hope. Katie, thank you for giving me writing hours when there were none. You made it possible for me to both write and be a mom. My thanks to Leif. “Keep writing,” you said. “You are closer than you think.” You gave me the courage to believe it. Thanks to my agent, Danielle. You took a risk and believed in this story and in me; and to my editor, Liza, you saw the best from the beginning. And to everyone at Philomel/Penguin: Michael Green, David Briggs, Emily Rodriguez, and Lindsey Andrews, you are in the business of making dreams come true—most especially mine, and for that, I cannot thank you enough. Thanks to Michael Goodyear of the CNSC for answering so many questions—you were my eyes and ears in the Arctic when I could not be there myself. And to Matt Farleo, your artistic renderings of Churchill helped ground this story, allowing me to envision it all the more clearly. I owe much to Steve and Josephine Blanich. Years ago, you faithfully took me to weekly bird-club meetings and unknowingly gave me the Birdman. My thanks to my grandfather Jim. Your real-life adventures as a bush pilot gave me a fascination with the Arctic and a healthy respect for bears. And to my parents, you taught me to read and then gave me all the books I could consume. You never doubted I would write my own, even when I was ever-so-tempted to give up. To my sisters, thank you for sharing this life with me and giving me so many beautiful memories, some of which you may find echoed in these pages. And lastly and most importantly, to God who has given me everything. Every plunge. Every rise.
Soli Deo gloria.

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