Acknowledgements

With sincere thanks to Tara Wynne for retrieving Sweet Smell from her slush pile, and to Annabel Blay at Curtis Brown.

To Susie Dunlop, Sophie Robinson and the rest of the crew at Allison & Busby - thanks for brushing Harry down and helping him back to his feet.

With gratitude to my parents and brother Mark. And with all the love in the world to Ruth, Charlotte, Callum, Cameron and Ashleigh.

Finally I must acknowledge John Ray for his wonderfully rich descriptions of the flora of Cambridge that head every chapter of this book.