Big thanks go to all who have aided and abetted Jenny’s latest adventure in life, especially those whose names I have used again and from whom I may have borrowed phrases. At Puffin, Shannon Cullen, Anthea Townsend and Wendy Shakespeare have been brill, also Daphne Tagg for her copy-editing and Sarah Chadwick-Holmes for the design. My agent Faith O’Grady and my husband Richard Cook have been endlessly supportive throughout the process, and Alice and Brenda (my cats) tried to help me by lying all over my laptop and printouts while I was writing.