All my thanks to my husband John for making me laugh, making me finish and whose suggestions and editing make my work so much better.
To my mum and dad for surrounding me with books from an early age and always encouraging me to be creative. To my brothers and sister for their support and my son Fin for making me smile when a deadline is looming.
I couldn’t ask for better publishers than HarperCollins. A huge thank you to my wonderful editor Wayne Brookes, as good a dinner companion as he is a publisher. To Amanda Ridout for her enormous support and infectious enthusiasm. To the fantastic sales, marketing and press teams and art wizard Lee Motley – I appreciate all your work so much.
Continuing thanks to my agent Sheila Crowley and Judy-Meg Kennedy, Linda Shaughnessy, Teresa Nichols and Valentina Zanca at AP Watt (sorry for being so disorganised).
Thanks to all my friends to told me things I needed to know: Tamasin, Sam, Louise, Niki, Heids, Scott, Will, Jenny – I owe you all cocktails.
Last but by no means least, to all the wives and girlfriends of rich men who told me their secrets – thank you for the stories. Fact is sometimes more incredulous than fiction.