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  1. COVER
  2. About the Author
  3. DEDICATION
  4. EPIGRAPH
  5. Part One
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  26. Part Two
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  51. Acknowledgements
  52. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

I am indebted to the talent of the lovely Clio Cornish for her enthusiasm and vision and for taking The Whistling and turning it into something much better. Thank you also Clio for being so charming about my regular decimation of the track changes.

Thank you so much to Jen Breslin, Ella Watkins, Maddy Woodfield, Deidre O’Connell and the sales department, and the whole team at Michael Joseph for all their fabulous work and enthusiasm.

To Sally Felton, I thank you for the gorgeous proof cover and video that is beautiful and creepy. And to Jessica Hart and Alex Murray for the stunning final cover. I was speechless when I saw them.

Thank you to my copy-editor, Sarah Bance, for her attention to detail and perfect suggestions, and to Nick Lowndes, Jill Cole and Eugenie Woodhouse on the proofreading team.

Writing is a solitary pursuit and finding fellow writers along the way has made so much difference, so I send out massive love to all my writing friends for their generosity and support. A very special shout out to the wonderful, funny, talented and caring people who make up the @virtwriting on Twitter: a truly fabulous group of dedicated writers and friends. My journey would have been so much poorer without you.

Thank you also to the many non-writing friends who have read, offered advice and supported me along the way.

I want to thank my great-grandmother Violet Evangeline O’ Donoghue. You know why.

Thanks always to Hugh and my sons who never question my need to write and for all their love and kindness, and especially the cups of tea – more tea?

And last, but very much not least, I am grateful every single day for my precious sisters, Louise and Julia Kelly.

Penguin Random House

THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING

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