To my mum, who passed away shortly after I had completed my first draft. Her enthusiasm for everything I accomplished in my life continually motivated me to attempt new challenges.

To my dad, the ‘perfect gentleman’, who passed away before seeing an early draft. It was his eagerness to test his hand at all things practical, from fixing a clock to constructing furniture, and his unending patience in allowing me to ‘help’ when I was a youngster, that made me the person I am today.