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- About the Author
- Also by Sarah Ann Juckes
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- Author’s Note
- Acknowledgements
- THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
- Author’s Note
A huge thank you to my brilliant editor, Carmen McCullough, who championed this idea from the very beginning. Thank you for your tireless support, ideas and for saying ‘yes’ to my wacky typesetting requests.
Thanks also to Millie Lean for your keen insights, Shreeta Shah, Jane Tait, Jan Bielecki, Naomi Green, Wendy Shakespeare, Michael Bedo, Simon Armstrong and the entire Penguin team – as well as Helen Crawford-White for creating such a beautiful cover.
Thank you to Sallyanne Sweeney along with Samar Hammam and Marc Simonsson for taking this book far and wide with such passion. Sallyanne, I’m not sure what I’d do without you.
This story was inspired by real lives and my eternal gratitude goes to Julie Farrell for your early insight, as well as the inspirational work of Jennifer Brea, Christine Miserandino and Jessica Taylor-Bearman. A huge thanks also to Jessi Parrott and Inclusive Minds, whose words on this draft made me ugly-cry.
Shout-outs as ever go to my wonderful friends Harriet Venn, Kathryn Davies and Anna Raby, as well as my Brighton ladies, Bumble girls and the team at Jericho Writers (past and present). Thank you to Pippa Lewis for letting me rant about how difficult editing is, and to Ellie Brough for virtual writing Saturdays during lockdown.
This book might never have happened without the daily support and sarcasm from my dark twin, Yasmin Rahman. Katya Balen, who somehow always has the answer (but don’t tell her that). Aisha Bushby – the sweetest and most beautiful person I know. Holly Jackson, thank you for waiting with me at Victoria Station. Joseph Elliot, thank you for being you – never stop. Struan Murray, for the Oxford lunches. Lucy Powrie for the cute animal pics, and Sam Copeland for buying me a drink (margarita, thanks!).
My family should win awards for their support on this book and my entire writing career. Mum and Dad – thank you for always being there when I need you. Grandma and Grandad for showing my books to everyone they know. Louise, Jay and Amelia for the yurt in the garden. Thanks also to the Annis family for everything you’ve done.
Finally, thank you to Dr Ryan Annis for letting me borrow bits of your life for this book. You are, quite literally, an inspiration.
If you loved The World Between Us,
try Sarah Ann Juckes’s first novel …
Ele has never been Outside, but she knows
it exists – she just has to prove it.
‘Impossible to put down’ C. J. Skuse
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
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