**UPDATE** A MESSAGE FROM DEBI:

Dear lovely friends,

Meet Gloria!

You did that, all of you. Without your support, love and generosity we wouldn't have had the resources - and, I suspect, the will - to find a way to make this happen.

I don't want to share this on social media (partly because I don't want Oliver Taylor, of East Dulwich Campers infamy, to know) but I wanted all of you to share the celebration.

Thanks so much for being part of the 171 - and if you don't know what I mean, you probably missed my blog post, in which I tried to find the words to express what this all means to us.
debialper.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/in-which-i-try-to-find-words.html

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Debi and Greg xxx
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The Many Kindnesses of Debi Alper. Sounds like a great title for a novel. But anyone who has encountered Debi in real life or online knows this is no fiction. There is no one who does more, or goes further out of their way, to help others. As an editor, book doctor and all-round cheerleader, she is tireless in her support of writers. Not only does she improve our writing, she enriches our lives. And her generosity of spirit extends beyond the writing community to all her friends. If you have ever been a recipient of the kindness of Debi Alper, here’s your chance to repay that debt.

When her beloved father died, Debi thought long and hard about what to do with the money he left her. She settled on a project she knew would give her and her family lasting freedom and pleasure, an investment in the future. Before those dreams could be realised, the company where she had placed her money went bankrupt. She has recently been advised that it is almost certain she will never get that money back.

Debi has enabled so many of us to achieve our dreams. With your help now, we can restore Debi’s dream to her.