My agent Susan Raihofer, who somehow makes me believe that I can write anything.
David Daley, who has been patiently waiting for this book for at least a decade.
I would also like to thank my family:
Beth Ringwald Carnes and Dr. Kenneth Carnes, Kelly and Eileen Ringwald, and Chance Podrasky.
Katerina and Makis Tatsos, Irini Gianopoulos, and the memory of Stylianos Gianopoulos.
My parents, Robert and Adele Ringwald, for always trusting my voice.
My children, Mathilda, Adele, and Roman Ringwald Gianopoulos. Thank you for somehow understanding intuitively at such a young age that writing is indeed work and for being such a joy to come home to.
Most of all, I thank my beautiful husband, Panio Gianopoulos. You are my first editor, biggest champion, kindest critic, and greatest source of strength. Thank you for helping me get un-stuck, for believing in my writing, and for always delivering me home from doubt. You are my inspiration, my MFA program, my superhero, my love. .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MOLLY RINGWALD’s work in film is characterized by what the renowned New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael called her “charismatic normality.” Throughout her extensive career, she has worked with such directors as Paul Mazursky, John Hughes, Cindy Sherman, and Jean-Luc Godard. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Parade, Esquire, and the Hartford Courant. She lives with her husband and three children in Los Angeles.
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