Under Shifting Glass (23 page)

There's also Charles Boyle. He didn't allow me to thank him for what he did on my last book (
Knight Crew
), because he published it and he's ludicrously modest. But he's not in charge of this book, so here are the thanks, belated but very sincere. Tough luck, Charles; you can't win them all.

Last but not least is Rachel Denwood. She decided she wanted to be my new editor before she'd seen a word of
The Flask
. It's this sort of faith that keeps a writer going.

has written six books for adults and six books for children. Her first children's novel,
Feather Boy
, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in the U.K. and was also adapted for television, winning a BAFTA for Best Children's Drama. She lives with her family in Brighton, England. Learn more about Nicky at
www.nickysinger.com
.

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