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Thank you to the Foley, Colley, and Allen clans, for all your support.

Thank you to my wonderful siblings, Kate and Robbie (again—thank God!—nothing like the siblings in this book!). I’m so proud of you both and so lucky to have you.

Thank you to my parents, for your pride in me and for the endless, unflagging support. Thank you for forgiving me for turning up to stay only to dump the wee man on you with no warning and disappear behind my laptop. For being such kind and loving grandparents, feeding and playing and looking after the little guy so lovingly and uncomplainingly while I’ve been mired in copyedits and proofreads. Thank you for encouraging me in my storytelling since I was a little girl telling Farmer Pea tales in the back seat!

Thank you to Al, for quite literally making all of this possible. For holding the baby; for putting stuff on hold to help me; for talking me through plot crises at three a.m. and on walks and drives and over dinners we’ve gone out for and holidays we’ve taken to get away from the book . . . for your wisdom; your support; your belief; your encouragement. For reading through almost as many drafts of this book as I have myself, biro in hand—even when knackered from a day’s work or baby wrangling . . . or both. You say twenty percent—I say I owe you everything.





About the Author


LUCY FOLEY studied English literature at Durham University and University College London and worked for several years as a fiction editor

in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels, including The Guest List and The Hunting Party. She lives in London.

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