Lisa Grunwald has taught me invaluable lessons about friendship and about writing. This novel and I are immeasurably enriched for having her in our lives.
Great husbands do not necessarily make great editors, but in my case they do. This book would not exist without Gary Hoenig.
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© 2007 by Betsy Carter. All rights reserved.
This is a work of fiction. While, as in all fiction, the literary perceptions and insights are based on experience, all names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
The Library of Congress has cataloged a previous edition of this work as follows:
Carter, Betsy, [date]
Swim to me: a novel / by Betsy Carter.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Weeki Wachee (Fla.)—Fiction. 2. Amusement parks—Fiction.
3. Mermaids—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3603.A7768S85 2007
813′.6—dc22
2007008132
E-book ISBN 978-1-56512-845-3
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