Still Life with Elephant (27 page)

Authors: Judy Reene Singer

BOOK: Still Life with Elephant

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Acknowledgments

Always at the top of my list, dearest Jane, Jane Gelfman, my agent, who is always supportive and enthusiastic and funny and
honest.
And to Deb Futter, my editor, whom I love, love, love, because she always GETS IT.

A special thank-you to Bunny Brook and her Wild Animal Sanctuary, who graciously permitted me the opportunity to meet and gladly worship at the feet of the magnificent Fritha. And to Fritha, with her wise, sad eyes and gentle soul and mischievous personality, and who suffered terribly as a baby, a burn victim in a tragic war.

To my beloved friend Richie Chiger, who loves Fritha with his heart and soul and who kindly introduced me to Bunny and Fritha and who patiently took tons of pictures and fed Fritha apples and carrots so that she would pose with me.

Thanks to Dr. Lonnie Kasman, DVM, who helped me with the medical aspects of elephant care.

Thanks to Maria, Laura, and (another) Deb, who listened patiently when I read and agonized.

And forever, to Alex, who is always there for me, and doesn't mind when I wake up in the middle of the night to write stuff down, or look at him with glazed eyes while he is talking to me, because I am really somewhere in Zimbabwe.

About the Author

JUDY REENE SINGER
is a dressage competitor, horse trainer, and all-around animal lover. The author of the novel
Horseplay
, she has written about the equestrian world for more than a decade and was named top feature writer by
The Chronicle of the Horse
in 1996. She is a frequent contributor to international animal rescues and a foster mother to three elephant babies.

www.judyreenesinger.com

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Credits

Cover photograph by Martin Harvey/Getty Images

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

STILL LIFE WITH ELEPHANT
. Copyright Â© 2007 by Judy Reene Singer. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Adobe Digital Edition June 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-189366-7

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