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As ever, huge thanks to my terrific publishing team: my editor, Alison Jack, proofreader Dan Gooding and designer Rachel Lawston, who produced the most wonderful original drawing as part of her design for the cover, and to my beta readers Lucienne Boyce and Amie McCracken, for saving me from myself.
The notion of a satnav controlled by a real person in a remote tower was the brainchild of my daughter Laura when she was younger, so she deserves the credit for the germ of the satnav storyline.
I’d like to thank the NHS for its excellent dental service, and in particular the dentists whose upbeat chairside manner inspired the storyline.
The beautiful beard of the proprietor of Dave’s Magic Motor Repairs was inspired by that of retired bookseller and all-round legend Peter Snell, the much-loved former proprietor of Barton’s Bookshop, Leatherhead.
With thanks to the late Christopher Isherwood for suggesting the title of my novella with his wonderful novel, Mr Norris Changes Trains, entirely different from my book in every other respect.
Debbie Young