The Wolf Den

Acknowledgments

A book is the product of the hard work of many people and I’m so grateful to the whole team at Head of Zeus. Thank you to Madeleine O’Shea whose thoughtful advice and enthusiasm made editing a joy, also to Charlotte Greig, Anna Nightingale and Laura Palmer. Thank you to Hollie Ovenden for the beautiful cover art and a huge thanks to everyone in sales, publicity and marketing. Above all to Kate Appleton, Jessie Sullivan, Jennifer Edgecombe, Jade Gwilliam, and Avneet Bain. Last but not least, thank you to Anthony Cheetham, whose passion for this project is what led to the trilogy being commissioned.

Friendship runs through the Wolf Den and also ran through the writing of it. Thank you to Andrea Binfor for a lifetime of love and for traipsing round Pompeii with me for so many hours. And a massive thank you to Dan Jones for endless Pompeii advice, support, pep talks and encouragement.

Thanks also to Jason Farrington, to Jo Jacobson for ‘Pliny’s’ Ammonite, to Kristina Holt, to Anna, Trilby and Bethan for loving me in spite of the ginger cat, to Daniel Kiss for checking my translations, and to Kate Prout for putting up with a whole night of Pompeii documentaries.

Love and gratitude always to Juliet Mushens, for being the best, both as an agent and a friend. Thanks also to Liza de Block, Buki Papillon, Caroline Lea, Claire McGlasson, Jennifer Saint, Laura Purcell and all my fellow writers at Team Mushens and the Debuts 2021 Twitter group. Thank you too, to all the supportive book bloggers.

Closer to home, my Mum Suzy Kendall is my first reader and most enthusiastic cheerleader, my Dad Sandy Harper was my first and favourite story-teller, and my son Jonathon fills every day with love.

And then there are my siblings – this book is for you. Thank you to Ruth for being a wonderful sister-in-law and for sharing so much of your own beautiful, writing life. I have such admiration for you. Thank you to Eugenie for being the best sister I could have hoped for - you turned up, uninvited, at the hardest time and gave me hope. Whenever I feel down, I remember the way you were there when I needed you most. And thank you to my brother Tom, for keeping me company throughout all the ups and downs, always understanding, never judging and for being a source of constant love and support. How lucky I am to be your sister.