Believing Cedric (39 page)

For the musician chapter: Ellie Nimeroski and Mechtild Schnell.

For the physiotherapist in Montreal chapter: Andrew Kahlil for his story, Nadine Baladi, Joe Baladi for perspective on life under Nasser, and Sarah Thomas.

For the Melissa chapter: Brenda Fortier, the sea-kayaking guru John Dowd and his unfaithful dog, Lolita, Karen McMullen for all her teenaged details, Mike McKenzie, Mathieu Valade, and J.P. McCarthy for Canadian surfer information, and Silva Johansson, who helped with coastal wildlife questions.

And for the final doctor chapter: the people at the archives of the Haliburton
Echo
and the Minden
Times
, and again, Andrew Kahlil, for always pointing me in the right medical direction.

I would also like to express colossal thanks to Sandy McMullen, with her eager insights, recommendations, and fact-checking on all of the Toronto chapters; to my parents for sending me some direly needed grocery money on the very last leg of the journey; to Joyce Gilmour, who was a devout proofreader and friend throughout; to Lynn Coady, for her brilliant editorial eye; and finally to Ruth Linka, for taking a chance on me and this book.

Mark Lavorato
is a musician, photographer, and professional nomad. His freelance work has been published in over twenty-five magazines including
Ascent
,
Orange Room Review
, and
Poetry Canada
. Mark is also the author of a collection of poetry called
Wayworn Wooden Floors
(2012), and his first novel,
Veracity
(2007) is available on his website at
marklavorato.com
. Mark currently resides in Montreal, but his wandering habits may soon take him elsewhere.

Copyright © 2011 Mark Lavorato

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise—without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (
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LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION
Lavorato, Mark, 1975–
Believing Cedric [electronic resource] / Mark Lavorato.
Electronic monograph in HTML format.
Issued also in print format and another electronic format.
ISBN 978-1-926972-33-6
I. Title.
PS8623.A866B45 2011a C813'.6 C2011-904189-8

Editor: Lynn Coady
Proofreader: Heather Sangster, Strong Finish
Front cover design: Ruth Linka
Front cover: mammamaart, istockphoto.com

  

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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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