Firstly, to you, dear reader: thank you.
To Bec, thank you for being so wonderful. Long may you ragdoll.
Thank you to friends who have supported my work: Erin Olejniczak and family, Helena, Jaz, Nicole, Meg, Erin, Jia, Tabby, Luca, Jaz, Nathan and B-dog, Nomy nom: thank you all and please remember to slap me if I ever start a sentence with ‘As a writer …’
Granny Marg, thanks for your support and thanks for still buying every newspaper I have a story in.
Thank you to the team at HarperCollins for their enthusiasm and belief in this book and for their hard work, especially Lisa Berryman, Amanda Diaz, Tim Miller, Hazel Lam, Rachel Dennis and Nicola O’Shea for editing.
Finally, to all the musicians that have inspired me: I can never thank you enough.