Thank you to Katie McGowan, Callum Mollison, and Grace Robinson, for your incredible work in finding my books so many publishers around the world. It’s such a thrill to think of them being translated into other languages and finding so many new readers globally. I’m in awe of what you do.
Thank you to the fabulous Harper Fiction family: to Kate Elton, Charlie Redmayne, Isabel Coburn, Abbie Salter, Hannah O’Brien, Sarah Shea, Jeannelle Brew, Amy Winchester, Claire Ward, Roger Cazalet, Izzy Coburn, Alice Gomer, Sarah Munro, Charlotte Brown, Grace Dent, and Ben Hurd. I am so lucky to be published by you all. I’m so hoping we all get to raise a glass together soon!
Thank you to the brilliant team at William Morrow: Brian Murray, Liate Stehlik, Molly Gendell, Brittani Hilles, Kaitlin Harri, Sam Glatt, Jennifer Hart, Stephanie Vallejo, Pam Barricklow, Grace Han, and Jeanne Reina. Thank you so much for your tireless work and dedication and for championing my books stateside. I can’t wait to visit you all in New York and celebrate together!
Thank you to the wonderful wider Curtis Brown A-Team: to Jonny Geller, Jess Molloy, and Anna Weguelin.
Thank you to my darling friend Anna Barrett, for doing such a fantastic early read-through and edit of The Paris Apartment when I was too scared to show it to anyone else—for hugely boosting my confidence in the book with your encouragement and suggestions. I highly recommend Anna if you’re looking for an independent edit of your novel—she’s at www.the-writers-space.com.
Last, but very much not least . . . thank you to my family:
Thank you to the Foley, Colley, and Allen clans, for all your support.
Thank you to my wonderful siblings, Kate and Robbie (again—thank God!—nothing like the siblings in this book!). I’m so proud of you both and so lucky to have you.
Thank you to my parents, for your pride in me and for the endless, unflagging support. Thank you for forgiving me for turning up to stay only to dump the wee man on you with no warning and disappear behind my laptop. For being such kind and loving grandparents, feeding and playing and looking after the little guy so lovingly and uncomplainingly while I’ve been mired in copyedits and proofreads. Thank you for encouraging me in my storytelling since I was a little girl telling Farmer Pea tales in the back seat!
Thank you to Al, for quite literally making all of this possible. For holding the baby; for putting stuff on hold to help me; for talking me through plot crises at three a.m. and on walks and drives and over dinners we’ve gone out for and holidays we’ve taken to get away from the book . . . for your wisdom; your support; your belief; your encouragement. For reading through almost as many drafts of this book as I have myself, biro in hand—even when knackered from a day’s work or baby wrangling . . . or both. You say twenty percent—I say I owe you everything.
About the Author
LUCY FOLEY studied English literature at Durham University and University College London and worked for several years as a fiction editor
in the publishing industry. She is the author of five novels, including The Guest List and The Hunting Party. She lives in London.
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