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For Kieran and Lara, with love —J.M.

For Henry James Hill, and for Freya, my invaluable helper —P.B.

American edition published in 2018 by Andersen Press USA,
an imprint of Andersen Press Ltd.
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First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Andersen Press Ltd.,
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Text copyright © Jenny McCartney, 2017.
Illustration copyright © Patrick Benson, 2017.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Available
ISBN: 978-1-5415-1455-3
eBook ISBN: 978-1-5415-1469-0
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