My heartfelt thanks go to Janne Moller, Kristen Susienka and Rachel Reid, my wonderful editors and friends. I am forever grateful I had the chance to work with you. Many thanks in particular to Rachel for being the first to believe in Sarah. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to Charlotte Robertson, for being the agent to end all agents! My gratitude goes also to Lindsey Fraser and all her precious advice, to Campbell Brown and Alison McBride at Black & White Publishing for overall wonderfulness, and to Stuart Polson for the covers of all three books. Thank you, thank you, thank you to Roy Gill and Phil Miller for writerly talks and for your generous support, not to mention beautiful writing to inspire me. To those who soundtracked the trilogy – Manran and the amazing Norrie McIver, Julie Fowlis, Clannad and Duncan Chisolm – thank you for endless inspiration.
Thank you Ross for your belief in me and for providing endless cups of coffee! Thank you to my wonderful mum, Ivana, and to my mother-in-law, Beth, for being such amazing mothers and grandmothers. And more than anyone, more than ever, thank you to my little writer and artist, Sorley, and to my little hero, Luca: everything I do and everything I am is for you.