The Book of Tomorrow

Acknowledgements

David, Mimmie, Dad, Georgina, Nicky, Rocco and Jay, (and Star, Doggy and Sniff)-I feel like I couldn’t wake up in the morning without you, never mind write a book. Thanks for holding my hand all the way along this long, exciting and intriguing path. “Carry you…?!”

For the yesterdays and todays, and the tomorrows I can hardly wait for-Thank you.

The Kellys (somebody will write a book about you lot yet), Aherns, Keoghans, and my dear full-time friends and part-time therapists. Thank you.

Marianne Gunn O’Connor. Thank you.

Vicki Satlow, Pat Lynch, Liam Murphy, Anita Kissane, Gerard O’Herlihy, Doo Services. Thank you.

Lynne Drew, Claire Bord-my books wouldn’t be what they are without your comments, advice and guidance. Thank you, thank you.

Amanda Ridout-there’s an empty chair at the “anything is possible” table and you’ll be missed. For all your encouragement and belief in me, thank you.

The entire army at HarperCollins-for working so hard on so many fantastically new and exciting ideas. I’m extraordinarily lucky to be a part of the team. Thank you.

Fiona McIntosh, Moira Reilly and Tony Purdue-I do enjoy our road trips! Thank you.

I do want to pay tribute to Killeen Castle. While this book is certainly not about Killeen, I was looking for a setting for this story and suddenly came upon this extraordinary place. Something clicked in my head and an entire world for Tamara and her family began to form. Thank you to those at Killeen Castle for, although unknowingly, unlocking the world for The Book of Tomorrow.

The Booksellers-for your incredible support. In The Book of Tomorrow I share my belief in the magic of books, how I believe books must contain some sort of homing device, which allows them to draw the correct reader to them. Books choose their readers, not the other way around. I believe that booksellers are the matchmakers. Thank you.