Acknowledgements

Thanks to:

Karen Sullivan, my bold and inspiring editor.

My agent, Phil Patterson, for his faith, loveliness and hard work.

Gill and Michelle, for their friendship and feedback.

The brilliant Luke Speed at Curtis Brown.

Lisa O’Donnell and Robyn Wilson for reading early drafts and giving incredible notes.

And to HRT, which got me out of bed to write this book. If Mary had slapped on a patch, none of this would ever have happened.