Finally, it is customary to acknowledge the influence of someone “without whom this work would not have been possible.” In the case of this novel, that is no exaggeration. It would not have been started, let alone finished, without the patient, expert and unfailingly generous encouragement of Luigi Bonomi, whose faith in me and in this novel was a game-changer. To him should accrue the credit for this book; any mistakes are my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
THE BRITISH JOURNALIST Melanie Phillips is Britain's most controversial champion of national and cultural identity. Her weekly column currently appears in The Times of London; she also writes for the Jerusalem Post and Jewish Chronicle and is a regular contributor to BBC TV and radio. Her bestselling book Londonistan, about the British establishment's capitulation to Islamist aggression, was published in 2006. She followed this in 2010 with The World Turned Upside Down: the Global Battle over God, Truth and Power. You can follow her blog and all her work on her website, melaniephillips.com. This is her first novel.
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