Huge thanks to Karen Sullivan for inspiring and trusting me, for being brilliant, and for her tireless energy. Thanks to the rest of the team at Orenda: West Camel for his superb copy editing, Cole Sullivan for his creativity and hard work, and Victoria Goldman for her excellent proofreading.
Thanks Serge, Anna, Joe and Ria for helping me in every possible way with this book.
Thanks Maz, for reading this, and for being Maz.
Thanks to Mum and Dad, for making us a beautiful home in the country.
And thanks to Robert Dixon, from Port Macquarie, who took a photo of his daughter, Ava, during the recent bushfires, and was happy for us to use it for the cover. Thanks so much for this haunting picture, Robert. Ava is a star. 214