Acknowledgements
How does anyone who has published their first three books ever express in a mere page-and-a-half the enormity of their gratitude to all who have given encouragement and support?
My initial thanks must go to my beautiful parents:
My mother’s confidence in my ability to complete the project (despite its ‘Neverending Story’ nickname) was vastly reassuring. Mum, your down-to-earth literary sensibility, honest critiques of all my many and varied drafts and your sense of the dramatic have been invaluable. Thank you for getting to know my characters and for discussing the manuscripts at length. Your insights have helped in enlivening all three books.
I am grateful to my father for his reliable and practical help throughout these past few years and his selfless assistance whe
