ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank Sir Richard Fitzherbert for his careful stewardship of Tissington Hall and village, both of which inspired me for the setting for this book.

I would also like to thank the kind ladies at the Tourist Information Office in Ashbourne who dealt with my questions so tolerantly; and, as always, my grateful thanks to all at Robert Hale, and especially to Gill Jackson my editor, who does her best to keep me in order.