The Virtuoso (30 page)
I would like to express my utmost gratitude to the following people, many of whom were friends or peers of Noël Mewton-Wood, who inspired me with their anecdotes and descriptions of Noël and the British wartime and post-war music scene: Lady Pauline Del Mar, Margaret Kitchin, Tim Gordon, Denys Gueroult, Bryce Morrison, Andrew Porter, Dr Patrick Trevor-Roper, and especially John Dalby, Margaret Burke, Susan Hamilton, and Noël’s very close friend John Amis. This novel would not be what it is without the input of their stories.
Absolutely invaluable were the help and support of my PhD supervisor, Dr Fiona Capp, my generous and insightful RMIT workshopping buddies, and especially my second supervisor, friend and mentor, Antoni Jach. I’m very grateful to those who read various excerpts or drafts of the manuscript: Andrew Morgan, Shannon
Hayes, Kalinda Ashton, James Livingston, and in particular Julie Ann Morrison and Cassandra Austin for their masterful feedback.
I’d also like to acknowledge the financial assistance of an Australian Post-graduate Award.
The gloriously kind hospitality of Kim Maddever helped make my London research trip both affordable and extremely enjoyable. Thank you also to Fran Bryson, Tony Bremner, my father Dr Bill Orchard, and my agent Jenny Darling. And most importantly, a big, big thanks to my endlessly supportive husband, James Livingston.
Sonia Orchard is the author of the memoir
Something More Wonderful
(2003), and has a PhD in Creative Writing from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where she also teaches. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and their daughter.
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