What Would Beyoncé Do?!

by Luisa Omielan

  Thank you to George, who read and re-read my drafts even though he was bored to tears and helped me go on Tinder. ‘Oi-oi, what do we want?’ ‘Deep and meaningfuls.’ ‘When do we want them?’ ‘Now!’ Olly for the Meat Loaf and Beenie Man tunes!

  Thank you to Mark Bishop for believing in me from the days of the derelict classroom, and Debi Allen who believed in me from the days of a derelict room above a pub.

  For Padraig for aways sharing his chips and for Muirrean for being part of the family.

  For Francesca who has shown a ridiculous amount of patience and has gently dragged my procrastinating butt all the way through to publication.

  Thank you Johnny for always encouraging and supporting me. To my brothers, who I love and adore (butt-butts). To Joasia, I don’t care how old you are, to me you will always be my favourite twelve-year-old of all time.

  And thank you to my mumma, the woman who has shown me more love from one parent than I could know in a lifetime from two.

  Finally, for you, my beautiful audiences who come and play with me, thank you for making my dreams come true and my heart sing.

  Big Love

  Luisa xxxx

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  Copyright © Luisa Omielan 2016

  Illustrations copyright © Delia Marie Turville

  Photography © Chris Floyd

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  First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Century

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