Thank you to my agent Elizabeth Sheinkman and my editor Helen Garnons-Williams for their encouragement, advice and enthusiasm. Thank you to everyone at 4th Estate. Thank you to the Roger and Laura Farnworth Residency at Warleggan, which gave me two weeks to write in such peaceful and beautiful surroundings. Thank you to Jos Smith and Anneliese Mackintosh for their help and advice. Thank you to Mum. Thank you to Ben, as always, for everything.
Grateful acknowledgement is also due to Arts Council England, who supported this book with a writer’s grant.