Acknowledgments
The process of writing a novel is a long and, many times, arduous journey. Along the way, the writer needs lots of support. I’d like to acknowledge three of the many people who supported me through the writing of The Summer of Me.
I cannot fully express the gratitude I owe to my editor, Erika Tsang, for the way she labored with me as I struggled to finish this book. She forced me to move out of my comfort zone, and as a result, caused me to grow as a writer. Thank you, Erika.
My agent, Natasha Kern, was also wonderfully supportive. Good agents do more than their fair share of listening to a writer’s woes and helping them find workable solutions to life problems that affect the writing process. Thank you, Natasha, for being a good agent.
Finally, I’d like to acknowledge my husband, George. The only thing more difficult than being a writer on deadline is being the husband of a writer on deadline. George was a true partner throughout the entire process. I could not have written this book without his willingness to pick up the slack in our home and with our family. Thank you, George.
About the Author
ANGELA BENSON is a graduate of Spelman College and the author of fourteen novels, including the Christy Award–nominated Awakening Mercy, the Essence bestseller The Amen Sisters, Up Pops the Devil, and Sins of the Father. She is an associate professor at the University of Alabama and lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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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.
THE SUMMER OF ME. Copyright © 2016 by Angela Benson. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, 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 hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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