I would like to thank the following:
My sister, Debbie Leatherbarrow, and friend, Zoë Lea, for their unwavering support, help and encouragement, right from the start. Thanks for everything.
My marvellous agent, Jane Gregory, and the team at Gregory and Co. – Claire Morris, Stephanie Glencross and Linden Sherriff.
My wonderfully skilled editor, Rachel Rayner, as well as Corinna Barsan, Nita Pronovost, Jenny Parrott, Kate Samano and Sarah Day.
Alison Barrow, Claire Ward and everyone at Transworld. Ste Lea, Katharine Langley-Hamel, Dr Jacqueline Christodoulou, D. Anderson, Tony and Babs Daly, Christine Long, Amanda Gregson, Jackie and Iain Garside, Paula Hemmings and Adrian Stewart. Everyone at We Should Be Writing and YouWriteOn. And all the lovely ladies at Windermere Library.
Above all, love and thanks to James, Grace, Harvey and Patrick. I am so lucky.