Acknowledgements
As always, my sincere thanks to and admiration of Madonna Duffy and the University of Queensland Press for supporting the works of mature writers. To my editing team, Vanessa Pellatt and Christina Pagliaro, I thank you for your patience, and Sonja Heijn for her attentive proofread. To my agent, Margaret Connolly, and poet Jamie Grant, whose wisdom has been invaluable. To my first reader, Victoria Jay, I thank for all that she does for me; and Michael and Vivian Brooker for the advice about fishing tackle. Last but not in the least, my friends and neighbours who have helped and encouraged me – I thank them from my heart. I live in a good street in a good neighbourhood of hard workers and I love them all.
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