One of the Girls(96)

Thank you to my US agent, Grainne Fox at Fletcher & Co, who has found me my dream publishing home in the US at Putnam Books. Danielle Dietrich and Sally Kim, your vision for One of the Girls has blown me away and I’m so excited to see where this journey leads.

Thank you to Hannah Turner for the laughter-filled video call about your role as a BSL interpreter; thank you to Alex Hixson for the saves on the professional dancing front; thank you to Sandra Gamper for her medical expertise discussed while sitting two-metres apart on a sunny spring morning.

Thank you to all the people who have read early drafts of this novel, including Faye Buchan, Laura Crossley, Becki Hunter, Heidi Perks, Emma Stonex and of course, my first reader: my mum!

Thank you to the booksellers, librarians, bloggers, and readers who champion my novels, cheer me along via social media, and press my books into the hands of people they hope will enjoy them, too. It means so much and is at the heart of why I keep writing.

Thank you to Mimi Hall. This book is dedicated to you because you’ve lived every step of this novel alongside me. Your daily voice notes (limos!) bring so much joy and richness to my writing life. I love journeying across the page together.

Thank you to my parents, brother, in-laws, and friends for your ongoing support in all the forms it takes, whether that’s reading manuscripts, helping with the children, rearranging the shelves in every bookstore you visit(!), or riding the highs and the lows alongside me.

Thank you, finally, to James, Tommy and Darcy for making this life bright and beautiful and wild.





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