Acknowledgements

Many sources were helpful to me in writing this novel, but I am particularly indebted to Daring Hearts: Lesbian and Gay Lives in 50s and 60s Brighton (Brighton Ourstory Project); Peter Wildeblood’s searing memoir, Against the Law, and – not in the same class of brilliance but still illuminating – The Verdict of You All by Rupert Croft-Cooke. Thanks, too, to Debbie Hickmott at Screen Archive South East, and to my parents and Ruth Carter for sharing their memories of the period with me. I’m also grateful to Hugh Dunkerley, Naomi Foyle, Kai Merriott, Lorna Thorpe and David Swann for their comments on early drafts, to David Riding for his commitment to the book, and to Poppy Hampson for her editorial excellence. And thank you, Hugh, for all the other things.