The White Garden (32 page)

When Laura holds only the cover and the ribbon, she lets them drop over the edge of the cliff. The red wings of the cover open and close in downward flight towards the sea; the scarlet ribbon, serpentine, moves slowly.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to the following people who have generously assisted me in many different ways during the writing of
The
White Garden
:

John Dickmann, Dr Sarah Ferber, Jeff Hammond, Pat Keane, Christine Kelly, Michael Knights, Dr Wendy Maddox, Mary Mason, Margaret Matthews, Anita Mertzlin, Dr Peter O’Connor, Dr Des Roman, Susan Shone, Dr Struan Sutherland, Dr John Thompson, Senior Constable Wayne Williams, and Pam and Robin Young.

The autobiographical works of St Teresa of Avila were sources of inspiration and information, as were
Deep Sleep
by Brian Bromberger and Janet Fife-Yeomans, and
Vita
by Victoria Glendinning. In the sections of text attributed to St Therese of Lisieux I have been reasonably faithful to the saint’s own words.

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