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Back The House Party
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  2. Dedication
  3. April 2008
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  56. About the Author
  57. About the Publisher

Placing a high school house party at the center of the story made sense to me because of parallels I saw with the housing crisis, both resulting in violence and destruction. In each case, many individuals made small transgressions or thought only of themselves. But added together, these individual actions added up to a major disaster. On a case-by-case basis, it can be difficult to assign blame to any one person. But whether it’s a party that’s gone wildly out of control or a housing bubble inflated by false hope, the participants will eventually wake up to face a reckoning, and a very steep bill.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to my wonderful agent, Stacy Testa, for your enthusiasm and for the insights that you brought to this book. Liz Stein, I am so grateful for your thoughtfulness and guidance. Having an editor who understands where you are trying to go and knows how to nudge you in the right direction is a gift.

Thank you, Marlene Zakes and Lynn Aylward, for reading my early drafts and loving them in the way that only people who love the writer can. Your energy kept me going. Al Zakes, thank you for your encouragement and advice.

Thank you, Sean, for everything. I couldn’t do it without you, and I wouldn’t want to. And thank you to Cal and Bea, who bring so much joy into my life. Please don’t let this book give you any bad ideas.

About the Author

RITA CAMERON is also the author of Ophelia’s Muse. She studied English at Columbia University and law at the University of Pennsylvania. She lives in San Jose, California, with her family.

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