This was the hardest book I’ve written so far, and it really wouldn’t have made it into anyone’s hands without the insight and advice of so many talented people. Thank you to my agent, Madeleine Milburn, for your early feedback and encouragement, as well as everyone at the Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency who cast an eye over it. There were times I felt completely lost in this book, unable to step outside of it and see just what it could be.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Leodora Darlington for helping me to finally step outside.
A massive thank you to Louise Cullen for all the work you’ve done on this book – it’s such a pleasure working with you and I appreciate all you are doing. Thanks also to the rest of the team at Canelo – I couldn’t have found a better home for my books.
Thank you to agent Liv Maidment for everything you do, you’re always there to listen, help and advise, and it’s very much appreciated.
As always, thank you to my husband and children for being a reason to step away from the computer, and for reminding me to be mindful – I’m truly blessed to have you all.
I don’t thank my parents enough for fostering my love of reading by making sure I was surrounded by books as a child and never ran out of things to read. Thank you, Grace and Phillip Mckee!
To all book bloggers and reviewers and everyone who has read or is reading this book, thank you for choosing one of my books. There are millions of others you could have picked to read at the time you were looking, so I really appreciate that you chose one of mine. Thanks for continuing to read books and for keeping them alive by doing so. So much in the world is changing but books are here to stay!