The Undomestic Goddess (31 page)

I am incredibly grateful to the many people who have gone out of their way to help me with
this book. To Emily Stokely, domestic goddess extraordinaire, for teaching me how to bake
bread. To Roger Barron for being so generous with his time and giving me a wonderful
insight into the world of corporate law (not to mention his Jo Malone expertise!). And
especially to Abigail Townley, for acting as legal plot consultant, allowing me to shadow
her, and patiently answering a million dumb questions.

A special thank-you to Susan Kamil for so much support and understanding. Many thanks also
to Irwyn Applebaum, Nita Taublib, Barb Burg, Sharon Propson, Susan Corcoran, Carolyn
Schwartz, Betsy Hulsebosch, Cathy Paine, and Noah Eaker. To the wonderful Araminta
Whitley, whose enthusiasm for this book has known no bounds, to Kim Witherspoon as Rebecca
Watson, and Brian Siberell. Thanks as ever to the members of the Board and to all my boys,
big and small.

These acknowledgments would not be complete, of course, without a mention of Nigella
Lawson, whom Ive never metbut whose books should be required reading for all undomestic
goddesses.