There are many people who have given help and support over the course of the researching, planning and writing of Citadel.
At Orion, I’m lucky to be looked after by so many enthusiastic, hard-working and professional people – sales, marketing, production, publicity, digital, audio, editorial and the lovely ladies on reception. Particular thanks go to Gaby Young, Anthony Keates, Mark Rusher, Mark Streatfeild, Juliet Ewers, Laura Gerrard, Jade Chandler, Jane Selley, Malcolm Edwards and the legendary Susan Lamb. My publisher Jon Wood and my editor Genevieve Pegg – helped by Eleanor Dryden in the closing stages of the project – have been extraordinary, even by their standards. Their support, speedy work and enthusiasm for Citadel have made all the difference.
Grateful thanks to all at LAW, in particular Alice Saunders and the incomparable Mark Lucas, who has not only been a great support and a wonderful friend, but also a terrier-like editor (despite the digital notes!). Also everyone at ILA, in particular Nicki Kennedy and Sam Edenborough; and all at Inkwell, especially George Lucas (and for the bike . . .).
In Languedoc, I would like to thank the following friends and colleagues: James & Catherine Kinglake; Kate & Bob Hingson, Le Centre Culturel et de la Mémoire des Combattante, Carcassonne; Chantal & Pierre Sanchez; the Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation, Toulouse; the staff at the Hôtel de la Cité, in particular Nathalie Sauvestre and Jane Barnard; everyone at the Jardin de la Tour and at Bar Félix; Patricia Corbett and Jean Dodelin of the Centres des Monuments Nationaux; Miriam Filaquier of the Aude Tourist Board; everyone at Cultura Carcassonne and the Librarie Papeteire Breithaupt; at the Mairie in Carcassonne, Jean-Claude Perez, Maire, and Chef de Cabinet, Christophe Perez; André Viola, Président du Conseil général de l’Aude and Jean Brunel, Chef de Cabinet; René Ortega, Maire de Lagrasse.
At the Defence Academy of the UK, Lt Col. John Starling, Martyn Arthur and Phil. Thanks, too, to Chris Hunter for arranging the best-ever research day out in Shrivenham.
Finally, as all authors know, it’s friends and family who bear the brunt of deadlines and pre-publication jitters. There are so many people who’ve given practical help, encouragement and friendship during the course of writing Citadel that I can’t list everyone – and of course, all errors are mine – but special thanks go to Jonathan Evans (not least for all the photos), Rachel Holmes, Robert Dye (for Coustaussa), Lucinda Montefiore (for the rosé); Peter Clayton (for Amélie and the Mums); the Dancing Queens, Julie Pembery and Cath O’Hanlon (and Tom P and Sam O’H for Chapter 5!); Patrick O’Hanlon; Jack Penny (for Granny R’s G&T and bikes); Suzie Wilde (for The Blue Guide), Harriet Hastings, Amanda Ross, Tessa Ross, Maria Rejt, Sandi Toksvig (for the slippers), Lydia Conway, Paul Arnott, Jane Gregory, Diane Goodman, Alan Finch, Dale Rooks, Tim Bouquet, Sarah Mansell, Janet Sandys-Renton, Mike Harrington, Bob Pearson, Bob & Maria Pulley and Jenny Ramsay (for the Latin!). Also neighbours Jon and Ann Shapiro, Linda and Roger Heald, Sue and Phil Baker.
My family have been a tremendous support during the writing of Citadel and without such practical help and encouragement a big writing project is nigh on impossible. So love and thanks to my sisters Caroline Grainge and Beth Huxley and their husbands Chris Grainge and Mark Huxley. My love to my fabulous mother, Barbara Mosse, to my much-loved, much-missed late father, Richard Mosse, and to my brilliant mother-in-law, Rosie Turner (for all the coffee and dog-walking!).
Finally, as always, my largest thanks, love and gratitude go to my wonderful children Martha and Felix – who are always so enthusiastic and proud – and to my amazing husband, Greg, for his tireless hard work and editorial support, love and incredible patience. Without these three, nothing would matter at all.