The Swan House (67 page)

Cathy Carmeni, prayer partner, gifted editor, and invaluable friend, who is not afraid to speak the truth about my writing and about life.

All my friends in Montpellier who encourage me along as I write
en anglais
and wait patiently for the translation.

Dave Horton, who started me on the road to writing novels and who is still encouraging, editing, and generally being a wonderful friend!
Merci!

All my new friends at Bethany House Publishers. Thanks so much for your hard work.

Lora Beth Norton, expert editor, who reads my mind and finds the right word and whose late-night emails across cyberspace could somehow make me giggle instead of groan! What a treat to be working together again!

My husband, Paul, my best friend and critic and the one who knows how to make me smile. Nothing I do would be worth it without you.

My sons, Andrew and Christopher. No mother has ever been prouder of her boys. What a delight to watch you grow up. Thank you for truly encouraging me in my writing.

And finally:

All those who lost loved ones almost 40 years ago in the Orly crash and in memory of those who perished in the crash.

And in memory of Mary Maddux, the woman who worked for my family for over twenty-five years. I sat on her lap while she sang me lullabies, and that changed the way I look at the world.

Elizabeth Musser's Newest novel

When Emile de Bonnery is forced to move with his mother from his native France to Atlanta, he is angry and suspicious. While struggling to adapt to his new Southern life, he searches for his mssing father—convinced that he has either been murdered or has gone undercover to work as a spy. Tormented by classmates, Emile finds one true friend, a girl who seems to be hiding secrets of her own. Together they search for answers . . . and what they find changes everything.

Searching for Eternity
by Elizabeth Musser