Thanks to all the women in my family, especially Mum, for fabulous training. Thanks to my beautiful daughters, Erin and Tamara, for being there for me. Thanks to my wonderful and helpful husband Rick, who puts up with a workaholic wife and is incredibly supportive of everything that I do. I’d also like to thank James Valentine, Richard Fidler, Carole Whitelock, Bernadette Young, Alison Buchanan, Louise Saunders and Pam O’Brien for their continuous support and encouragement. And most especially Jennifer Fleming, the wonderful writer, who turned a dream into a reality.
Shannon
This book would not have happened without James Valentine, who reinvented handy hints talkback on his Afternoon Show on 702 ABC Sydney. Thanks, James, for your encouragement of this project through all its stages. Thanks to Stephen Amery from 702 ABC Sydney for kindly copying old radio programs for me. Photographer Steven Godbee produced beautiful and stylish images and my big thanks go to him. Thanks to Susan Morris-Yates and the team at ABC Books. My parents Pat and John Fleming read early drafts and gave their advice. Tony Speede distracted me when required. And big thanks to Shannon Lush for her incredible knowledge. I’ve learned so much!
Jennifer