The Olive Farm [antikvár]

A cknowledgements Th is book would never have existed without Michel. So it is to him that I first say thank you: for his encouragement, generosity and expansive love. Special thanks also to our families and the friends who inhabit these pages. I am also extremely grateful to my agent and friend, Sophie Hicks, to Maggie Phillips, Hitesh Shah and Grainne Fox, all of whom help smooth the bumps in the running of my professional life, and to old pals Chris Brown and Bridget Anderson, who are always there in hours of need. My profound gratitude to a great team at Little, Brown in the UK, among them Caroline North for supportive editing and, most especially, to Alan Samson for buying the book and offering me inspirational notes and guidance.