Rough Cut: Rosie Gilmour 6 (37 page)

And here’s to my old newspaper pals, Helen, Barbara, Donna, Jan, Si, Lynn, Annie, Maureen, Keith, Mark, Thomas, Ross, Gordon and Janetta, Jimmy, Brian and Peter.

To Cathy, and all the Motherwell Smiths – particular thanks to Maureen and Jimmy Martin, Clare and Paul McMurray, and Mairi Timmons for the golden times on our Camino de Santiago this year.

In Dingle – thanks to Mary, Paud, Siobhan, Martin, Cristin, and Sean Brendain.

And on the Costa del Sol, valued friends who have been constant with their support – Lisa, Lillias, Nat, Mara, Yvonne, Wendy, Jean, Sally, Sarah, Fran, Jean and Dave, Davina and Billy.

And, of course, my friends on Facebook who support my shameless self-promotion, and make me laugh with their posts.

Special thanks to Jane Wood, my publisher at Quercus, for her belief in me and continued encouragement and
advice, and my editor Katie Gordon who picks up all my slapdashery. Thanks also to the super efficient Therese Keating, who misses nothing, and all the terrific team at Quercus who promote my books.

And a big thanks my agent, Euan Thorneycroft, for his frank and honest advice.