Until Today (14 page)

Acknowledgments

This book would not have come about without the help of many people. I especially want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my family – Willy, Karlyssa, Shalyn, my parents, and Brandon. Without your love and support, I would not be where I am today.

Thanks to Kevin McColley who assisted me with the initial manuscript through a course at the Institute of Children's Literature, and to my Blue Crayons critique group.

Special thanks to Second Story Press for taking on a story of this nature and realizing the importance of helping those who have suffered sexual abuse. Thanks to my editor, Kathryn Cole, whose feedback and guidance was invaluable, and to Carolyn Jackson, the Managing Editor, for her feedback and support.

Although this book is fiction, I've drawn on some of my personal experiences with mental and sexual abuse. If this book can help one person, perhaps it will give what happened to me some purpose.

About the Author

Pam Fluttert
lives in New Hamburg, Ontario with her husband and two daughters. In addition to writing and drawing in her spare time, she works at the University of Waterloo. Pam spends as much time as possible with her family, two dogs, and two horses.
Until Today
is Pam's first book. Writing it proved to be a therapeutic experience for her, and she hopes for some of her readers as well.