Staying Alive [antikvár]

acknowledgements Kiss-flecked thank yous: To all at HarperCollins, especially Susan Opie, Nick Sayers (since gone over to The Dark Side), Sara Walsh, Ben North and James Annal, and to my agent, Lavinia Trevor. They helped make this book w^hat it is. The corollary, of course, is that they must also take full responsibility for any errors, discrepancies and rubbishy boring bits. Doctor Sophie Robertson, who took time out from saving precious young lives to help me with the medical stuff. And if there are any mistakes in this regard, it's because I listened carefully to her detailed and thoughtful advice and then ignored it. Susan Asian for her sound legal advice. Ken Morrison for his unsound sexist joke. Holly Beaumont for the loan of her dolls. Jack and Anita Grayson for Javea. Their hospitality knows no bounds. No, really, check it out for yourself; they'd love to see you. Thanks also to Adam Jermings, web designer supreme. You can find him at www.RedBoxGroup.net, though not literally, he'll probably be in a pub or something. And special thanks to Maria Beaumont for all her love and brilliance, and also for unselfishly givmg me the premise for this story. I hope I did it justice. Fmally, thai\ks to Bono, Beyonce Knowles and Bobby De Niro for their - no, now I'm just making it up.