Authors: Lucy Atkins
The Other Child (32 page)
I am so grateful to my inspired editor Stef Bierwerth, to Kathryn Taussig, Hannah Robinson and all the fantastic Quercus team, and to Judith Murray who made this possible in the first place – I know how lucky I am. I am also enormously grateful to Dr Nick Haining, my dear friend, whose patience, time and expertise on transatlantic paediatrics improved this book enormously (the remaining errors are all mine). A huge thank you to Dr Brenda Kelly for gynaecological and neonatal expertise, Professor Robin Choudhury and Dr Audrey Marshall for cardiology specifics; Dr Michael Dilorio and Dr Hadine Joffe for Harvard insider tips; Robert ‘Birdy’ Ellison for your brilliant legal eye and Carolyn Djanogly for a wonderful insight into the photographer’s life – all of you have far more pressing things to do, and I so appreciate the time you took to help me out. Likewise, thank you Anita Vadgama Roberts, Dr Louise Hoult, Lori Knowles and Chris Kjellson for answering far too many of my questions, and Leanne Kelly for being such helpful early reader. Thank you to my family: Sue and Peter Atkins, Paul Atkins, Claire Jones, Jenny Atkins and my Izzie, Sam and Ted Shaw, for all your enthusiasm and support. And as always, best of all, thank you John.
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