The Muse

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thank you to:

Francesca Main, Megan Lynch and Jennifer Lambert,

who made this possible

Juliet Mushens,

who saw me through

Sasha Raskin and Sarah Manning,

who brought up the rear

Professor Mary Chamberlain,

who gave her time and opened my eyes a bit wider

Colin McKenzie,

who lent his erudition on matters of art

Professor Patricia Mohammed

at the University of the West Indies, Trinidad,

who generously advised on Odelle and Cynthia’s language

Gail Bradley,

who diligently scoured the script — any inaccuracies in these matters are, of course, my own.

Also to:

Alice O’Reilly, Teasel Scott and my family;

in less obvious, but equally important ways, you helped me write this novel

and

Pip Carter, for everything