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Acknowledgments

To Julia Kardon, the agent who believed in me even when I didn’t believe
in myself. Thank you for your patience, your friendship, and the many
hours you’ve spent working with me on this novel. You’ve stood by me not

only as an agent, but as a sister too. Finding you was one of the best
moments of my life, and I will be forever grateful for everything you’ve
done for me.
To Erin Wicks, my wise and passionate editor. Thank you for your
brilliant insight, your innate understanding of everything I’ve wanted to
accomplish, the many hours we spent on the phone, and the connection I’ve
found in you. You’ve taken this story where no one could and helped me
grow as both a writer and a person. I’m immensely grateful to call you my

friend.
I would like to thank my HarperCollins family—Mary Gaule, Christine
Choe, Jane Beirn, and countless others—for being advocates of this story
and making this a wonderful experience for me. I’d like to thank my former
colleagues and students at Nash Community College, who supported me

while I wrote the early pages of this book. I also want to thank my very first
reader, Jennifer Azantian, for believing in this story from the start. Finally, I
would like to thank my family and friends—especially my beautiful sisters,
particularly Saja—for encouraging me while I wrote this story and for
talking with me about it for hours upon hours, whenever I needed it.
This book was inspired by my two children, Reyann and Isah, and by
the women of Palestine.