I would like to thank the wonderful people who made this book possible: my fantastic agent, Ginger Clark; Penny Hueston and all the brilliant people at Text Publishing; Weronika Janczuk, this book’s first reader; and Sara J Henry, without whose encouragement and advice I would not be where I am right now.
I’d also like to thank my family: Nan and Pop, for reading my books and blogs and always telling me how great I am; Aunty Pat, my number one fan, for always being fabulous, Grandma, Grandpa, Susan, Carol and Dean, for all of their support; my beautiful little sister, Rhiannon; and Mum, for her never-ending hugs, for listening to me talk incessantly about imaginary people and for giving me resilience.
To everyone I’ve ever known who has encouraged or inspired me in one way or another, I am immensely grateful. Don’t worry; the characters in the book are completely fictitious.