Cover design by Jennifer O’Connor The Theory of Opposites is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, institutions, or real persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher or author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN – 978-0-9894990-0-2 For more on the author, visit allisonwinn.com For anyone who has written her own map. And for Michelle, Laura, Elisabeth, Katherine and Annika, who have helped me write mine.