This is a work of fiction. While Djuna Barnes appears as a fictional character in the novel, every attempt has been made to render truthfully certain outward particulars of her life. All other events and persons are derived from the author’s imagination.
The published work of Phillip Herring (Djuna: The Life and Work of Djuna Barnes, Viking, 1995) and the Faber Library edition of Djuna Barnes’s 1936 novel Nightwood have been invaluable resources during the writing of this book.
AcknowledgementsThe author gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council. In addition, the author wishes to acknowledge the ongoing vital debate from which she benefits within her Toronto literary community. Thanks in particular to Chris Chambers and Derek McCormack, inimitable hearts and minds.
Heartfelt thanks to Alana Wilcox for her careful reading of the manuscript and her generous and intelligent suggestions for its improvement. Deepest gratitude also to Rachel Vigier and Jennifer Glossop, and to Diana Thorneycroft for the use of her striking photograph.
Loving thanks to Zab for her unfailing artful vision, to Justine Pimlott, Jay Koornstra and Tsipi Raber for enduring friendship, and to Vanessa Pandos for providing a beautiful corner of the world in which to finish the book.
Most telling thanks to Chris Chambers, for trueness and beauty and everything connected by ‘and’ and ‘and.’
Copyright © Beth Follett 2001ISBN 1-55245-921-7
Edited by Alana Wilcox
Book design by Zab Design & Typography
Cover photograph by Diana Thorneycroft
Web design by damian lopes
Coach House Books, 2001
