Emma White

So I would say we did one really big round of edits and then a couple more rounds of smaller edits after those large ones went through.

And I will say as well, though, I with the I was so lucky with the sale in Canada not to have to wait.

But I did get to experience that excruciating.

Why?

Why doesn't anyone want to buy this on on the US side of things?

Because we just kept getting rejections in the US and didn't sell it there until late 2025.

So a very different experience is selling it in different places.

I didn't get any setting feedback, but I can imagine that that may have been a part of it.

I think what's interesting as well is that it's going to be published under a different name in the UK and in the US.

Oh, what did they... So they...

They are calling it the Wives of Murder Club.

And so to me, I also read that as I think we have a big lake culture in Canada.

I think, you know, being on an isolated island on a wild lake is maybe a more familiar setting.

And so this was not something that was going to resonate with UK or American audiences as much.

Perhaps I'm speculating.

This was never told to me explicitly.

But I think that could be tied to as well with it being a very set in Canada story.

And so the appeal may be being stronger at home.

So there are, like you said, they're all women, and it's mainly three.

We have three main characters.