AcknowledgementsMany thanks to Amanda Spedding for helping out with the editing of this novel.
My sincere gratitude to my skilled and dedicated publisher, Michelle Lovi from Odyssey Books, for taking a chance on me for a second time.
Thank you also to my many patients over the years. You fill my head with stories and inspire my writing.
And finally, heartfelt thanks to Zoe and Sally for their advice and support, and Carmel, for her love, forbearance, and forensic second pair of eyes.
