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My unending thanks go to:
Kevin McCormick, for those long-ago trips to bookstores, when he’d put a copy of someone else’s novel in my hands, and tell me that I should write my own.
Shari Rhodes and Elsie Julian, who loved books and loved me, and were the start of so many good things. No one ever had truer friends. Fly with the angels, Shari.
Charlie Anderson and Leon Joosen, for reading my pages every night and for keeping me encouraged. Because of you two, I wrote the book instead of talking about it.
Helen Bartlett, for being such a warm, gracious, and insightful mentor.
Lynn Hendee, whose generous spirit and love of truth make her opinions all the more valuable.
Barri Evins, for faith, friendship, and story sense, for letting me read her my stuff over the phone at all hours, and for introducing this Texan to Trader Joe’s.
Beth Grossbard, for fiercely championing writers, and for bringing me together with the irrepressible—
Dorothea Benton Frank, for her deep well of laughter, for taking the time to show me the ropes, and for turning me over to the wonderful—
Larry Kirshbaum and the whole terrific team at LJK Literary Management. (Special thanks to Jenny Arch for holding my feet to the fire, and to Molly Reese for always making sure things ran smoothly.)
Susanna Einstein, my irreplaceable agent, for taking me on and taking this book out to the world. You’re a miracle, Susanna. And I am blessed.
Susan Kamil, my brilliant editor, for guiding me through the process of giving up things I loved that didn’t work, and creating new stuff that did. And for keeping her word invariably.
Thanks also to Lynn Buckley for the unforgettable moment when I first glimpsed your altogether lovely cover design; to Susan M. S. Brown for meticulous copyediting; to Clare Swanson for making my part of the process less scary; to Sam Nicholson for telling me what to do next (and making sure I did it); and to Noah Eaker, Courtney Moran, and Vincent La Scala for handling details I never dreamed existed.
My deepest gratitude, now and always, to my offspring, Taylor, Amy, and Lori. You three are my best friends and my reason for everything.
This book was set in Sabon, a typeface designed by the well-known German typographer Jan Tschichold (1902-74). Sabon's design is based upon the original letterforms of Claude Garamond and was created specifically to be used for three sources: foundry type for hand composition, Linotype, and Monotype. Tschichold named his typeface for the famous Frankfurt typefounder Jacques Sabon, who died in 1580.
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THE HOMECOMING OF SAMUEL LAKE
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