This book was written over a two year period and I felt relieved when it was finally finished. I shared the story with a dear friend who screens my books for weaknesses or missing elements. She said I needed to re-write the first 1/3 of the book and to have a fresh opening. I was initially devastated, but when I followed her advice, the story exploded with amazing energy. The transition from the opening, to a reflected look back in time, as retold by the main character, then returning to the time frame of the book's opening, created a fresh perspective to the manuscript. My editor remarked that the book felt like a move playing inside her head and she loved it.
