Go out and find them.
Acknowledgments
Peaches came into being after a writer-fueled weekend when the words I’d been working on were all wrong. The first bit of the story, along with Jo, Dana, and Mary Carlson, flowed out of me and began to form a story. But stories, though solitary, don’t become novels without the help of a cast of real-life characters.
My main characters are my editor, Chris Hernandez, and my agent, Alexandra Machinist. Thank you both for believing in my girls. The editorial experience was smooth and comfortable and I feel so thrilled my book landed in Chris’s hands. You made it easy. Also, to the entire team at HarperTeen for your work on this novel and to artist, Steph Baxter, for my fun cover.
To Pat Esden, who bravely read the baby bump of this novel and filled me with delicious praise; then, when she knew I was ready, scolded me with “what were you thinking.” You make me a better writer. To beta readers, Kip Wilson, Marieke Nijkamp, Kristen Lippert-Martin, thank you for your wisdom and keen eyes. To Nina Moreno, I owe huge thanks for your B.T.B. input. I love him so. To Audrey Coulthurst—you made those ledges I needed talking off of more like speed bumps. Special cigars to you.
To my writer friends who raise me up and make this community so important: The YaValentines (Vals4evah), #5amwritersclub, the Asheville YA community, Robin Constantine, Sarah Cannon, Kristin Reynolds, Frankie Bolt, Jen McConnel, Rebecca Petruck, Eliza Wass, and Lisa Maxwell. To the readers past and present—without you, there would be no reason for this. Keep turning pages. I’ll be right there with you.
To Gabby F—thanks for the use of your name, telling your mom I was your BFF, and general awesomeness. To Levi P.—my curly-haired son from another mother, thanks for the hugs. To Indira Rohl—for being you. And to Anina van der Vorst, swag designer extraordinaire and student-turned-friend. I am one lucky lady.
The journey of finishing Peaches was a difficult one personally, and I couldn’t have done it without the friendship and support of a loving community. Among those who made sure I kept my feet on the path, or gave me a pillow when I could no longer stand, are dear friends Deana and Chuck, Jen and Polly (the original Rome girls), Paige, Susie and Steve, Karole, Elizabeth, Jada, Jody, Sylvia and Susan, Lucy, Kathleen, Shelley and Chad, Tracy, Greg, Paulette, Julia, Scott, Melissa, Jennifer F., and so many others that I don’t have space to name. You are each a gift to me.
Finally, to Raven, who in the grace of dying, gave me the courage to banish the last of my fear. And the perfect ending line. I will love you always.
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JAYE ROBIN BROWN is the author of No Place to Fall and its companion novella, Will’s Story. She lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina. You can visit her online at www.jayerobinbrown.com.
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Books by Jaye Robin Brown
No Place to Fall
Will’s Story: A No Place to Fall Novella
Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit
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