by Liz Nugent
For their expertise in other areas: Gillian Comyn, Benjamin Dreyer, Rachel O’Flanagan, Isibéal O’Connell, Declan Paul Reynolds, Finian Reilly and Donald Clarke.
For their professional encouragement: Sam Eades, Rhian Davies, Rick O’Shea, Maureen Kennelly, Sophie Hannah, Marian Keyes, Sinead Gleeson, Sinead Desmond, Sue Leonard, Martina Devlin, Claire Hennessy, Aifric McGlinchey, Victoria Kennefick, Bert Wright, David Torrans, Frank McGuinness, Ryan Tubridy, Sarah Webb, Vanessa O’Loughlin, Declan Burke, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Roundstone Culture Night, Belfast Book Festival, Mountains to Sea Festival, Airfield Writers Group, Dromineer Literary Festival, Sunday Miscellany, Skibbereen Arts Festival, Dalkey Book Festival, Hay Festival Kells, International Literature Festival of Dublin.
For having to listen to all this endless guff about me: Mum, Dad, Peter, Grainne, Michael, Lucy, Paddy, Monica, Mary, Matt, James, Fiona, Jennifer, Gary, Elaine, Colm, Joanne, Alan, Davy, Jennifer, Julie, Patrick, Julie and John.
Also, big love to my ever expanding coven, which includes but is not limited to: Brid, Maria, Rachel, Olivia, Grainne, Mike, Susie, Al, Aingeala, Frank, Philip, Margaret, Anne O’, Anne M, Beta, Katherine, Susan, Nuala, Deirdre, Claudia, Clelia, Vanessa, Sinead M, Sinead C, Jane, Karen, Paul, Donna, Marian, Tara, Louise, Kate, Martina, Hilary, Lise-Ann, Jen, Angie, Alexia, Gillian, Megan, Fiona, Paraic, Donal, Tania and Grace.
For their warmth and welcome, thanks to the fantastic community of readers, writers, librarians, booksellers and bloggers who know that there will always, always be room for more stories.
Last, but by no means least, to the writers of the future: Sophie Nugent, Robert Nugent and Mia Creamer.
THE BEGINNING
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First published 2016
Copyright © Liz Nugent, 2016
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ISBN: 978-0-241-97405-6