Acknowledgements

To Alex Heminsley for persuading me I had a story to share and then writing it for me.

To Juliet and her girl gang at Chatto for believing in that story and for letting me into their fun, booky world.

To Sarah, Caroline, Jan, Elizabeth and Raffaella at IMG/WME for guiding me through this new experience and for always having my back.

To Laura, Val and El my oldest friends who have managed to keep me sane through all the years of tennis madness.

To Leon Smith, my third son (not literally), who played such a crucial role in Jamie and Andy’s formative years.

And finally to my boys, for continuing to inspire me with their capacity to work hard and achieve ridiculous levels of success against all the odds. But mostly for staying grounded and humble in spite of everything.