There's a lot of emotional baggage that goes with this novel because it's almost my story. Sure, it's mostly been conceptualized and fictionalized but it's something that I feel is so close to my heart. Something that I experienced, in a way. There were so many times when I didn't think I could get through another chapter but I pushed through because I knew that you, my readers, would want to read this book. It all started when I was a small girl and the very first time I saw