Many thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their support during the writing of this book.
I am grateful to the good people at Random House Canada, especially my esteemed editor, Anne Collins. My thanks also to my agent, the tireless and tenacious Denise Bukowski.
As ever, my gratitude to family and friends knows no bounds. To my husband, Clive, I say again and again, thank you.
The body of
Effigy
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ALISSA YORK’S
highly acclaimed first novel,
Mercy
, was published in 2003. Her short stories have won several awards, including the Journey Prize and the Bronwen Wallace Award. She has lived all over Canada, and now makes her home in Toronto.
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