**Acknowl­edge­ments Sum­ma­ry**

In the acknowl­edge­ments of *When the World Tips Over*, the author express­es pro­found grat­i­tude to numer­ous indi­vid­u­als and orga­ni­za­tions who con­tributed to the com­ple­tion of the nov­el. Com­par­a­tive­ly, writ­ing the book felt like fit­ting a vast quilt into a small enve­lope, sym­bol­iz­ing the immense chal­lenge it pre­sent­ed. The author extends heart­felt thanks to the edi­to­r­i­al team at Pip­pin Prop­er­ties, Inc., includ­ing Hol­ly McGhee, Maris­sa Brown, and oth­ers, who pro­vid­ed invalu­able insights and sup­port through­out the process. The author high­lights their lit­er­ary agent Hol­ly McGhee for her fierce ded­i­ca­tion and pas­sion, liken­ing her to a vital hori­zon.

The edi­tor Jes­si­ca Dandi­no Gar­ri­son is praised for her cre­ative input and unwa­ver­ing trust, mak­ing the edit­ing expe­ri­ence both enlight­en­ing and enjoy­able. Acknowl­edg­ment is also giv­en to the Pen­guin Young Read­ers team for their sup­port and enthu­si­asm, notably for Jen Loja, Nan­cy Mer­ca­do, and the design con­tri­bu­tions by Jen­ny Kel­ly and There­sa Evan­ge­lista. The author appre­ci­ates the glob­al out­reach facil­i­tat­ed by Rights Peo­ple in the UK and men­tions sev­er­al edi­tors and trans­la­tors who have helped bring the sto­ry to a world­wide audi­ence.

Spe­cial men­tion is made of friends and peers like Tim Wynne-Jones and Mar­i­an­na Baer, who pro­vid­ed ear­ly feed­back and moral sup­port dur­ing chal­leng­ing times of writ­ing. The author express­es thanks to med­ical pro­fes­sion­als for their assis­tance, as well as to book­sellers, librar­i­ans, and edu­ca­tors who advo­cate for lit­er­a­ture against cen­sor­ship.

On a per­son­al note, the author ded­i­cates the book to family—particularly the moth­er, father, and siblings—whose unwa­ver­ing sup­port has been instru­men­tal. The men­tion of friend­ships with long-stand­ing com­pan­ions empha­sizes a deep-root­ed con­nec­tion that enrich­es the author’s life. Last­ly, grat­i­tude is direct­ed to the writ­ing com­mu­ni­ty, includ­ing fac­ul­ty and fel­low writ­ers, and a spe­cif­ic acknowl­edg­ment to Mac­Dow­ell for a reju­ve­nat­ing res­i­den­cy expe­ri­ence that helped com­plete the nov­el. In clos­ing, the author affirms the impor­tance of these rela­tion­ships, stat­ing that amidst life’s chal­lenges, joy always pre­vails thanks to the sup­port sys­tem sur­round­ing them.

In the acknowl­edge­ments of “The Berry Pick­ers,” the author express­es grat­i­tude to var­i­ous indi­vid­u­als who con­tributed to the writ­ing jour­ney. Start­ing with an apol­o­gy for inevitably miss­ing some names, the author acknowl­edges the unwa­ver­ing sup­port from fam­i­ly and friends, notably thank­ing Tyler Light­foot for being a first read­er and a sig­nif­i­cant source of encour­age­ment. The expe­ri­ence of vis­it­ing Maine with the father to explore berry fields is par­tic­u­lar­ly cher­ished.

Fur­ther appre­ci­a­tion is direct­ed towards the Banff Emerg­ing Writ­ers Inten­sive cohort, includ­ing Michael Lowen­thal, Erin Soros, and oth­ers, who pro­vid­ed ini­tial feed­back on Chap­ter One and instilled con­fi­dence for con­tin­ued revi­sions. The author express­es heart­felt thanks to men­tors at the Insti­tute of Amer­i­can Indi­an Arts (IAIA), such as Chip Liv­ingston and Pam Hous­ton, who nur­tured the author’s writ­ing devel­op­ment and pro­vid­ed essen­tial writer­ly sup­port.

Acknowl­edg­ing the piv­otal role of the agent, Mar­i­lyn Bider­man, the author high­lights her patience and invalu­able assis­tance in mak­ing the dream of pub­lish­ing a real­i­ty. Edi­tor Jan­ice Zawerb­ny also receives com­men­da­tions for rec­og­niz­ing poten­tial in the man­u­script and guid­ing its trans­for­ma­tion into a fin­ished book.

The author fond­ly remem­bers three influ­en­tial women men­tors: Stephanie Domet, who encour­aged the idea of a nov­el, Kather­e­na Ver­mette from the Writ­ers’ Trust Ris­ing Stars pro­gram, who inspired con­fi­dence, and Christy Ann Con­lin, who believed in the author’s writ­ing poten­tial through­out the process.

The acknowl­edge­ments close with a heart­felt “Wela’lioq” express­ing deep grat­i­tude to all who sup­port­ed turn­ing the dream into real­i­ty, while invit­ing any read­er encoun­ter­ing the book to enjoy its con­tents. The tone remains warm and reflec­tive, empha­siz­ing the col­lab­o­ra­tive nature of the writ­ing process and the impor­tance of com­mu­ni­ty in real­iz­ing cre­ative ambi­tions.

In the “Acknowl­edge­ments” sec­tion, the author express­es grat­i­tude to numer­ous indi­vid­u­als who played sig­nif­i­cant roles in bring­ing the nov­el to life. The heart­felt trib­ute begins with the author’s UK and US edi­tors, Isabel Wall and John Free­man, who are praised for their metic­u­lous edit­ing and sup­port­ive pres­ence. The author rec­og­nizes lit­er­ary agent Jon­ny Geller for nur­tur­ing ideas and fos­ter­ing cre­ativ­i­ty. The ded­i­ca­tion to the Cur­tis Brown team, includ­ing Sophie Bak­er and Katie Har­ri­son, high­lights their dili­gent rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the author’s rights.

Fur­ther acknowl­edg­ments extend to Viking staff mem­bers such as Toye Oladin­ni and Saman­tha Fanaken, as well as the team at Knopf, show­cas­ing the col­lab­o­ra­tive effort behind the pub­lish­ing process. The author espe­cial­ly hon­ors Lisa Babalis for her kind­ness and sup­port, liken­ing her to a “Greek sis­ter.” Friend Stephen Bar­ber is com­mend­ed for his intel­lec­tu­al assis­tance.

More­over, the author express­es appre­ci­a­tion for Don­na Pop­py, a copy edi­tor, whose engage­ment in long dis­cus­sions about lan­guage has become a cher­ished con­nec­tion. Ellie Smith’s keen eye for detail is also acknowl­edged. The author artic­u­lates a pro­found respect for lit­er­a­ture as a sanc­tu­ary that pro­vides a sense of belong­ing, par­tic­u­lar­ly for an immi­grant writ­ing in a sec­ond lan­guage.

Grat­i­tude is extend­ed to schol­ars like David Dam­rosch, whose kind­ness has been piv­otal, and Dr. Sebastien Rey, who assist­ed with inquiries relat­ed to ancient his­to­ry. The author prais­es Francesca Stavrakopoulou for her schol­ar­ly con­tri­bu­tions and Dr. Moud­hy Al-Rashid for her sup­port­ive respons­es. Acknowl­edg­ment is fur­ther giv­en to Mary Beard for ear­ly feed­back on the man­u­script, along­side Richard Oven­den, whose encour­age­ment was invalu­able dur­ing the nov­el­’s incep­tion.

The acknowl­edg­ment con­cludes with a heart­felt men­tion of Ley­la Fer­man and Mona Kizil­han for their strength and resilience. Last­ly, the author thanks fam­i­ly, includ­ing their moth­er and sib­lings, for inspir­ing love and sup­port through­out the cre­ative process. The sec­tion poignant­ly con­veys the idea that writ­ing is an endeav­or involv­ing both intel­lect and heart, cul­mi­nat­ing in a love song ded­i­cat­ed to rivers — those vibrant and those long for­got­ten.

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In the acknowl­edg­ments, the author express­es deep grat­i­tude and appre­ci­a­tion for the sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tions of numer­ous indi­vid­u­als and orga­ni­za­tions to the cre­ation of their book, a nar­ra­tive set among horse­back librar­i­ans in rur­al Amer­i­ca dur­ing the Depres­sion era. High­light­ed is the inspi­ra­tion derived from Bar­bara Napi­er and the com­mu­ni­ty at Snug Hol­low in Irvine, Ken­tucky, notably Olivia Knuck­les, whose spir­its and sto­ries infused life into the book’s hero­ines. The author also men­tions the prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ences gained through Whis­per Val­ley Trails, facil­i­tat­ing authen­tic rep­re­sen­ta­tions of the librar­i­ans’ jour­neys in the Cum­ber­land Moun­tains.

The nar­ra­tive illu­mi­nates the inte­gral sup­port from edi­tors at Pen­guin Michael Joseph in the UK, Pamela Dor­man Books in the US, and Rowohlt in Ger­many, who embraced the unique book con­cept with open arms. The wide­spread col­lab­o­ra­tive efforts extend­ed from pub­lish­ing teams across the globe to cre­ative insights from Mon­u­men­tal Pic­tures, essen­tial for visu­al sto­ry­telling adap­ta­tions.

Acknowl­edg­ments extend to per­son­al con­nec­tions that offered laugh­ter, emo­tion­al sup­port, and prac­ti­cal help, high­light­ing friend­ships’ val­ue in the cre­ative process. The author also appre­ci­ates the Ken­tucky Tourist Board and res­i­dents of Lee and Estill Coun­ties for their guid­ance and inspi­ra­tion drawn from locales.

Cen­tral to the acknowl­edg­ments is a heart­felt thanks to the author’s fam­i­ly — Jim Moyes, Lizzie, and Bri­an Sanders, along­side Charles, Sask­ia, Har­ry, and Lock­ie — anchor­ing the grat­i­tude in a per­son­al con­text. This expres­sion of appre­ci­a­tion sets the stage for a sto­ry deeply root­ed in com­mu­ni­ty, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and the undy­ing sup­port of loved ones, draw­ing a vivid back­drop to the nar­ra­tive cours­ing through the veins of the book.