Sincere gratitude to my editor, Zara Anvari, for being the guiding force behind this book and to Charlotte Frost for her invaluable help with final editing. I’d also like to thank everyone at Quarto involved in the illustrations, publication and promotion of this book.
Thank you to my wise agent Jane Graham Maw (www.grahammawchristie.com) and also to Ingrid Court-Jones for her amazing help with early copy-editing of my material. And last, but by no means least, deepest love and gratitude to Ray, Robert and Ruthie, as I immersed myself in the blissful ritual of writing this book by day and, of course, by starlight.