Here So Far Away(81)
“So, what do you call it when you have the big feelings for someone you don’t know yet? Lust?”
He wrinkled his face at me then looked into the top corner of the porch as though the answer lived there. “Ugch,” he said. “Hope.”
Acknowledgments
The settings in this novel are similar to the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, but do not exist as I portrayed them here. However, there is an Ironwood Farm on the Avon River, and I highly recommend Rupert and Heather’s blueberries.
Because the cheese never stands alone, there are a number of people to whom I owe a large debt of gratitude, including:
My family.
HarperCollins, especially Alexandra Cooper, Suzanne Sutherland, Jane Warren, Alyssa Miele, Janet Robbins Rosenberg, Alexandra Rakaczki, Stephanie Nu?ez, Heather Daugherty, Jennifer Lambert, Iris Tupholme, Rosemary Brosnan, Leo MacDonald, Cory Beatty, Shamin Alli, Maeve O’Regan, Sabrina Abballe, Bess Braswell, and Olivia Russo.
Folio Literary Management, especially Emily van Beek, patron saint of patience; Estelle Laure; and Molly Cusick.
First responders Lena Coakley, Kathy Stinson, Paula Wing, and Rachael Dyer.
Michael Devlin, Ronald Sigal, and Kevin Cleary for sharing their expertise (any liberties with facts are my own).
The Cassaday family, whose generous donation of space and solitude made this book possible.
Melissa McCormack, Vikki VanSickle, Kate Blair, Amir Ocampo, Vicki Grant, Lorissa Sengara, Chad Fraser, Amy Harkness, and Andy Sheppard for the fact-checking, feedback, and inspiration.
The King’s County Advertiser and Register’s “From the Cruiser” column for being funnier than fiction.
Victor Fleury, Karl West, Nelda Humphreys, Bill Wagstaff, Leonard Diepeveen, and the many other teachers whose influences can be found throughout this story and who share some responsibility for turning me into a writer.
Please direct all complaints to the above.
About the Author
HADLEY DYER is the award-winning author of Johnny Kellock Died Today, among other books for children and young adults. She worked in the children’s book industry for more than twenty years. To learn more about her, visit her online at www.hadleydyer.com.
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