All my love to my family for your fiiendship,encouragement and love; Mim, Dad, Georgina,Nicky, Rocco and Jay. David, Thank You.Huge thanks to all my friends for making life a joy;to Yo Yo and Leoni for the Rantaramas.Thanks Ahoy McCoy for sharing your boating knowledge.Thank you to the HarperCollins team for such support and belief which I find endlessly encouraging and motivating;thank you Amanda Ridout and my editors Lynne Drew and Claire Bord.Thank you Fiona Mclntosh and Moira Reilly.Thank you Marianne Gunn 0' Connor for being You.Thank you Pat Lynch and Vicki Satlow.Thank you to all who read my books, I'm eternally grateful for your support.