Thanks to my mother who was the source of most of Bethany’s recipes, and a brilliant cook.
Earlier versions of some of the stories in The House Within were first published in the following:
‘A Strange Delight’ in Landfall, 1972
‘Salt Pattern’, ‘Free People’, ‘Single Wing’ and ‘Mrs Dixon and Friend’ in Mrs Dixon and Friend, Heinemann, 1982
‘The Prize Ring’ in Unsuitable Friends, Century Hutchinson, 1988
‘Furs’ and ‘Damn Wordsworth’ in The Foreign Woman, Vintage, 1993.
Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following for the use of extracts from the listed works:
Anne French, ‘All You May Depend On’, from All Cretans Are Liars, Auckland University Press, 1987.
Jean Watson, Standing in the Rain.
Penguin Books Ltd, ‘Love is …’ by Adrian Henri, reprinted from Mersey Sound, Penguin Modern Poets 10.
Stainer & Bell Ltd, ‘Lord of the Dance’ by Sydney Carter.
J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd, ‘Quartermaster’s Stores’ arranged by Aubrey Kennett.
As ever, the author thanks Victoria Forgie for her research, and Harriet Allan and Anna Rogers for their enthusiasm and skill as editors.