Golden Boy (53 page)

As always, I would like to thank my amazing family and friends for being the absolute best. In the world. Ever. I credit your example, encouragement and love with making me who I am today. Particularly I’d like to thank:

Andy Squires, for being enthusiastic about
Golden Boy
(and all my stupid ideas) from the beginning; Rosie Cannon, for suggesting I write something along the lines of
Golden Boy
; for their love and generosity, Karina Cornell, Coralie Colmez, Becky Preston, Melissa Hollis, Coco Quinn, Carla Evans, Sarah Mosses, Liv & Tim, Rhys & Sarah, Richie B, Tom & Tam, David & Kit, Joyce Walker, Kate, Brian, John, DJ, Bridge, Neil, Billy, Lucy, Luke, Geri, Georgie, Ben, Lottie, Spesh, Andrew Walker, Kate Squires, O and Stan, Nan D; the inspiring Michael Reeve; graphic artist genius Cassie Leedham; Phoenix editor and friend Hannah Kane; and my English teacher, Garrath Ellershaw. Very, very importantly, I’d like to thank the lovely Chris Goldberg, without whose support, belief, unwavering faith and very clever notes, this book would not exist in its current form.

Finally, I would like to thank my parents, to whom this book is dedicated, for being really, really cool.

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A Weidenfeld & Nicolson ebook

First published in Great Britain in 2013
by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

This ebook first published in 2013
by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Copyright © 2013 Abigail Tarttelin

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ISBN: 978 0 297 86899 6

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