They All Fall Down is my ninth novel, and the more books I write the more I realize how much publishing is a true team effort. What a stroke of luck, then, to have the best team in the business!
At Curtis Brown, I’d like to thank first and foremost my brilliant agent, Felicity Blunt, to whom I owe so much. And Melissa Pimentel, whose name in my inbox always means good news. Thanks also to Luke Speed, Jessica Whitlum-Cooper and Enrichetta Frezzato.
Transworld continues to be the most supportive publisher a writer could wish for. Thanks to my editor Jane Lawson for her insight and enthusiasm and for always being in my corner. And to Alison Barrow, Becky Hunter, Alice Murphy-Pyle, Richard Ogle, Larry Finlay and all the others who make it such a special place.
Writing about mental illness is a responsibility and I give heartfelt thanks to consultant psychiatrist Dr Mark Salter for taking time out from his busy schedule to answer my (occasionally ludicrous) questions. Thanks also to Dr Roma Cartwright for her valuable input. As always, any mistakes are completely down to me.
Thanks to all my writer and blogger friends who make this weird, wonderful job infinitely more weird and wonderful, including Amanda Jennings, Lisa Jewell, Marnie Riches, all the Killer Women, the Prime Writers, Anne Cater and Tracy Fenton.
Finally, a huge thank-you to the readers who keep buying my books and writing reviews. None of this would be possible without you.