xiv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
not even I can see the join, and Mary Conochie, who patiently retyped
chapters that could be sourced only from hard copy. As for Sally herself,
I have previously described her as ‘ an editor ’ s editor, ’ ‘ an unusual editor, ’
and on one occasion as ‘ the last woman standing. ’ She has supplied many
of the drum rolls and fanfares in this book but perhaps her most valuable
contribution has been to help me see material with which I had been
over - familiar through fresh eyes.