I hope you enjoyed the book. Its creation was only possible thanks to the mentoring and unflagging support of my incredible agent and friend Luigi Bonomi. I give thanks for him every day. I have also been blessed with a brilliant editor in Jillian Taylor. The words ‘agent’ and ‘editor’ don’t do justice to the contributions of both of these exceptionally creative and talented people. ‘Partner’ would be closer to the truth. I also owe a debt of thanks to the wider team at Michael Joseph – thanks to them you are reading this – and to the wonderful Sylvie Rabineau for her encouragement and support. I would also like to thank my family – my parents, Ali and May; my son, Ethan; my brother, Andrew; my sister, Ellie; my sister-in-law, Neecy; and my nephew and nieces, Max, Evie and Maya – for their love and support. Finally, to my wife Shannon, who coaxed this story out of me on our first holiday together, road-tripping on the glorious A8. It all began with you.