ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am profoundly grateful to my editor, Kevin Stevens, who shepherded this project from start to finish and provided insightful comment that has helped it immeasurably. I must also thank my good friend and agent, Kimberley Cameron, for her faith in me and in this work. The greatest debt must go to my husband, Tonmoy Hassan, who has shown unflagging patience and offered encouragement through every stage of the process.

Last, I wish to acknowledge my mother, Shannon, for her constant support, and my father, Doug Sr., whose capacious view of the law and its majesty shaped my own. It is to him this book is respectfully dedicated.