Acknowledgements

• Author: Natasha Bakht
• Pages: 13-13

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    to the women I interviewed for this project. ey

were kind, patient, and generous with me and I was inspired by their

commitment and courage to living life as they see best despite the many

unfortunate obstacles put in their way. My family has been, as always,

an immeasurable source of support. ey have listened, encouraged, sus-

tained, and distracted (when appropriate). I wish to thank them: Anita

Bakht, Baidar Bakht, Heather Brady Bakht, Sacha Bakht, Isaac Sikander

Bakht, Isla Veronica Bakht, Carmela Murdocca, Justine Bouquier, Lynda

Collins, and Elaan Das Bakht.

I am also indebted to many good friends who shared conversations,

feedback, and expertise that deeply inf‌luenced the book: Constance

Backhouse, Lori Beaman, Kiran Bhinder, Yvonne Coutts, Vanessa Gru-

ben, Meera Karunananthan, Graham Mayeda, and Jennifer Selby. I was

aided in no small part by the excellent research assistance of Vanessa

Baker-Murray, Heather Cross, and Jordan Palmer. I am thankful for

the f‌inancial support of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research

Council. e team at Irwin Law has been such a pleasure to work with.

anks in particular to Lesley Steeve for her insightful comments and

meticulous eye for detail.