The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements

We would like to thank:

Seema Mahanian and Frankie Edwards, our editing superduo, who saw exactly what we were trying to do with this novel and knew how to make it happen.

Andrianna Yeatts, dream agent, who sent a kind email that changed our lives and who has never left our corner since. Lucy Morris, UK-wrangler, for everything and especially the laugh over Jeremy in a London café, as well as Sophie Baker and everybody else at Curtis Brown and ICM for their support and enthusiasm.

Tree Abraham and Albert Tang for a cover better than anything we ever imagined, Angelina Krahn and Mari Okuda for their meticulous copyediting efforts, Andy Dodds, Morgan Swift, and everyone at Grand Central Publishing and Headline.

Ulli and Ruby Clements, our first and loudest cheerleaders, as well as our other early readers who offered much needed advice, encouragement, and cheer: Sara Nunn, Emery Kennedy, Rosalie Bower, and Sophie Atkinson. Monica McInerney for her insight, guidance, wisdom, and humor on everything from editing to industry.

Liz and Pranesh Datta, Shirmilla Datta, Marie McInerney, Daniel Clements, Ulli Clements, Ruby Clements and the little Rafster for love, joy, support, occasional mockery, and for buying us so many books. We love you.

All our excellent friends and in particular Sophie Evans, Hannah Wolfram, and Jack Roberts for very politely listening to us talk a lot about fictional people and bringing us beers while we did.

Wulf and Lokhi, who did not help at all.

Finally, thank you to Shibani Datta, my Thakuma, for countless acts of love and encouragement and for being the center of my family, for which I’m so grateful. We love you, miss you, and think of you often.