The Art of Unpacking Your Life (35 page)

Thank you to Cyrus Jilla for the privilege of such a unique view of the Kalahari, the Tswalu game reserve, in particular, guide Adrian Bantich for sharing his knowledge and passion for the wildlife and the bush. Trevor Carnaby's
Beat About the Bush
was invaluable;
The Wildlife of the Southern Africa
by Vincent Carruthers was a great help.

Lucy Yago Briggs and Francesca Brill for keeping my creative heart beating even on a dull, wet night.

Camilla Cavendish, Anna Cotton, Charlotte Emmerson, Josephine Frampton, Katie Gagan, Charis Gresser, Kate Harri, Kate Holroyd Smith, Judith Howard, Anthony Howell, Becca Metcalfe, Nina Omaar, Denise and Mark Poulton and Sara Williams are the stars in my constellation.

At the heart of the clan, Harri Pritchard-Jones for all his love and encouragement.

Never least, so much love and gratitude to Guto, Ben, Cal and Amelia Harri. For being everything.

Shireen Jilla was a journalist before she turned her hand to fiction.
Exiled
, a dark psychodrama set in New York, was published in 2011.
The Art of Unpacking Your Life
is her second novel. She lives with her husband and three children beside the river in west London.

www.shireenjilla.com

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eISBN: 9781448215195

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