One Day, Someday [antikvár]

Acknowledgem en ts 'Hello. I'm writing a novel right now, and I wondered if you wouldn't mind . . .' Faced with the daunting reality of having 100,000 words of novel to write (and a deadline), quite the nicest diversion I know is to ring complete strangers and badger them for bits of information instead. That they offer their help so willingly and cheerfully is a source of constant joy. I am so pleased, therefore, to be able to thank Inspector Trevor Taylor, of the South Wales Police Motorway Department, Angle Coombs, from Cardiff University, Melissa Robertson at Changing Rooms, and the staff at Paramount Cars, Cardiff. Go on. Give us an XJR. Pleeease . . . I'd also like to thank the artist, Kevin Sinnott, for creating the glorious Running Away With the Hairdresser (which hangs in the National Museum of Wales, in Cardiff, and is well worth a look if you're passing), my beloved husband, who inspires me daily, my children, who have graciously refrained from destroying my hard drive, my friend, Nigel Walker, for letting me take his name in vain . . . and, as ever, my incomparable friends and my fantastic family. And last but not least, thanks to my oldest friends, Debbie and Steve Scott; the girl I shared my first everything with, and the man who can make boilers sexy.