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  As always, Jonathan Cummings proved an energetic ally, able to locate any nugget of information with laserbeam accuracy. The team at HarperCollins, including Sarah Hodgson, Liz Dawson, Julia Wisdom and Kate Elton, have backed me for many years now and I could not value their professionalism more highly. Once again, Rhian McKay did an eagle-eyed copy edit. I must, however, single out Jane Johnson – my editor from the very start and still, seven novels later, a true comrade on these journeys. No matter the pressures she faces, her patience, enthusiasm and insight never flag: I appreciate her talent more with each book I write.

  Jonny Geller, Kate Cooper and the team at Curtis Brown deserve huge thanks. Jonny shared my belief in this project from the beginning. I hope he knows the debt I feel towards him: he is the greatest friend any author could hope to have.

  Finally a word to my sons, Jacob and Sam, and my wife, Sarah. I’m aware that things can seem quite dark these days, thanks to world events that surround us from all sides. But between them, they provide constant warmth, light and love. I love them more with each passing day.

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