Thank you, with all my heart, to my readers, indisputably the loveliest readers in the world. I’m grateful every day for your support. The 2020 pandemic means that I will sadly not meet as many of you as I normally would when launching a new book. I will never ever complain about travel again and I’ll see you in real life for the next one.
Thank you to my family for everything. Thank you Adam for coffee delivered each day before I even open my eyes, thank you to my beautiful daughter Anna AKA THE BEST DAUGHTER IN DA WORLD AND FAV CHILD IN UR FACE GEORGE （this is what happens when you leave a document open on your computer for a passing eleven-year-old. I decided I would leave her words for posterity as it seemed appropriate for a book about sibling rivalry） and my beautiful son George （get her back next time, George）。
Thank you to a shy yet chatty little girl called Diane, the only kid in her class photo holding a doll, who grew up to become a gorgeous blonde bombshell, mother of six, grandmother of twelve, foster mother to many more. This one is just for you, with lots of love and gratitude that I got you as my Mum. Finally, thank you to my father. It’s my first book without you here, but you’ll stay in my acknowledgements forever Dad-Man.
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The following references were helpful to me in writing this book Late to the Ball by Gerald Marzorati, Rafa My Story by Rafael Nadal with John Carli, Unbreakable by Jelena Dokic with Jessica Halloran, The Golden Era by Rod Laver with Larry Writer, Margaret Court The Autobiography by Margaret Court, Home The Evonne Goolagong Story by Evonne Goolagong Cawley & Phil Jarratt, A Spanish Love Affair by Susan Joy Alexander （I gave Joy a similar experience to Susan’s real life experience of one particular match with a biased umpire at White City.） Counselling: Recognising Our Profession in its Own Right （2019）， an article by Fiona Griffith, with thanks to Melissa Shadworth for passing on.
The Migraine Guy Podcast is the name of a real podcast but everything Joy hears is fictional. This Dementia Life and Chat with Traders are also the names of real podcasts.
About Liane Moriarty Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of eight internationally bestselling novels, including the number one New York Times bestsellers The Husband’s Secret, Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty. Her books have sold more than twenty million copies worldwide, including three million in Australia and New Zealand.
The Husband’s Secret was a number one UK bestseller, an Amazon Best Book of 2013 and has been translated into over forty languages. Big Little Lies and Truly Madly Guilty reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list in their first week of publication – the first time this has been achieved by an Australian – with Nine Perfect Strangers going straight to number one in Australia on publication, breaking sales records of the time. Liane is also the author of the Space Brigade series for children. She lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.