Acknowledgments
Author | Constance Backhouse |
Pages | 9-11 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Ihavetheirownidiosyncraticpreferencesforseing
I prefer to write while looking through a window. I roll my computer right
uptothebestwindowIcanndandroottheresurroundedbyboxesand
books This book has been w rien in front of many wonderful windows
ItbeganinPerthWesternAustraliainfromalibrarywindowinan
artistscoagethatlookedoutonoweringhedgessurroundedbyraucous
birdsItmovedintoawindowinOawawhichlookedontoanup
per wooden balcony with squirrels, crows, and pine cones, facing south
overthebeautifulRideauRiverIttookavemonthsojourninMontréalin
whereitlookedoutfromagarretaboveathreestoriedmetalstairrail
ingFortherstfewmonthslayersoffrostandiceimpededallviewWith
spring, the window magically opened to the bu stle of St. Urbain St reet in the
ethnicmosaicofthePlateaubelowInthewritingprojectmovedforsix
months to the medieval town of Lunel in the south of France. There I looked
downfromthecenturiesoldstonebalconyofaformerécurie, onto a private
courtyardwithtoweringlaurelandbambootreesMygazewouldwander
to the fountain with a gargoyle frequented by white doves. Each window has
added its distinctive cachet to the migrating m ixture that became this book.
Many people have also contributed enormously to this book. First and
foremost, the creative and brilliant research assistants whose work has
helped to unearth much of the detail sur rounding these cases: Monda Halp
ernKristenClarkPascalHugoPlourdeMarieJoséeBlaisIsabelleLeBreux
AlkaTandenBelindaPeresRosemaryMorrisseeRozykRaquelChisholm
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