Happily Ali After (14 page)
Authors: Ali Wentworth
I
would like to acknowledge my editor, Jennifer Barth. In fact, this book should be dedicated to her. I tried many times to give back my advance because I was consumed with children and chronic head colds. She would not accept and pleaded with me to keep writing. When I was at the end of my rope, my brain throbbing from spellcheck, Jennifer would still meet me for lunch. And pay.
Last summer I was bedridden with pneumonia and wanted to postpone my book. Jennifer warmly convinced me that delirium was a form of creativity. When I cut my leg open and received sixty stitches . . . well, you can guess—she encouraged me to keep writing. With my leg propped up. And drugged out.
There would not be a book, let alone an acknowledgments page, without the insistence, encouragement, and support of Jennifer Barth. I more than acknowledge her; I bow to her.
(Jennifer Barth did not edit this page.)
I would also like to thank HarperCollins for all their ongoing support and creative input.
And Daisy, my obese dachshund, who showed the whole crew at the book-cover photo shoot what a true diva is!
ALI WENTWORTH
is the author of the
New York Times
best-seller
Ali in Wonderland
. She made a name for herself on the comedy show
In Living Color
and has appeared on such television shows as
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Seinfeld, Head Case
, and
The Oprah Winfrey Show
, for which she was a correspondent. Her film credits include
Jerry Maguire, The Real Blonde, Office Space
, and
It’s Complicated
. A native of Washington, D.C., she lives in New York City with her husband, George Stephanopoulos, and their two girls.
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Ali in Wonderland
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COVER DESIGN BY GREGG KULICK
COVER PHOTOGRAPH © HEIDI GUTMAN
HAPPILY ALI AFTER
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At the time of publication, Archie and Lenny were living with a daughter of a friend of a cousin of the priest of the Greek Orthodox cathedral in Long Island. Their names were changed to Taylor Swift and Harry Styles.