Wait­ing ai

Wait­ing ai

The acknowl­edg­ments sec­tion of the book is a heart­felt trib­ute to the numer­ous indi­vid­u­als and enti­ties that played a piv­otal role in the cre­ation, pub­li­ca­tion, and recep­tion of “The Guest List.” The author extends heart­felt grat­i­tude to his edi­tor, Kim Young, and Char­lotte Brab­bin, empha­siz­ing the col­lab­o­ra­tive nature of the book’s devel­op­ment, high­light­ing their unwa­ver­ing faith and encour­age­ment across var­i­ous projects and gen­res. The author also appre­ci­ates the efforts of his agent, Cath Sum­mer­hayes, for her ded­i­ca­tion and sup­port through­out his lit­er­ary jour­ney, along­side acknowl­edg­ing Kate Elton, Char­lie Red­mayne, Luke Speed, and Jen Har­low for their invalu­able con­tri­bu­tions rang­ing from exec­u­tive sup­port to film agency, and pub­lic rela­tions.

Fur­ther appre­ci­a­tion is direct­ed towards Abbie Salter for her mar­ket­ing exper­tise, Izzy Coburn for a cher­ished part­ner­ship, Patri­cia McVeigh for her enthu­si­asm in Ire­land, and Claire Ward for her vision­ary cov­er design. Fion­nu­ala Bar­rett is thanked for her audio rep­re­sen­ta­tion of the book, along­side the Harper­Collins team and inter­na­tion­al agents for broad­en­ing the book’s reach.

The author also extends thanks to the sup­port­ive retail side of the book indus­try, includ­ing Water­stones and their book­sellers, par­tic­u­lar­ly Ang­ie Craw­ford, for their pas­sion­ate pro­mo­tion, as well as the indie book­shops cre­at­ing excit­ing spaces for book dis­cov­ery. Spe­cial men­tions include Ryan Tubridy for his endorse­ment and the glob­al com­mu­ni­ty of read­ers who have engaged with and enjoyed “The Guest List.” This acknowl­edg­ment serves as a tes­ta­ment to the col­lab­o­ra­tive spir­it and col­lec­tive effort that under­pins the book’s jour­ney from con­cep­tion to the hands of read­ers world­wide, empha­siz­ing the diverse sup­port sys­tem instru­men­tal in its suc­cess.

In the acknowl­edg­ments, the author express­es deep grat­i­tude and appre­ci­a­tion for the sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tions of numer­ous indi­vid­u­als and orga­ni­za­tions to the cre­ation of their book, a nar­ra­tive set among horse­back librar­i­ans in rur­al Amer­i­ca dur­ing the Depres­sion era. High­light­ed is the inspi­ra­tion derived from Bar­bara Napi­er and the com­mu­ni­ty at Snug Hol­low in Irvine, Ken­tucky, notably Olivia Knuck­les, whose spir­its and sto­ries infused life into the book’s hero­ines. The author also men­tions the prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ences gained through Whis­per Val­ley Trails, facil­i­tat­ing authen­tic rep­re­sen­ta­tions of the librar­i­ans’ jour­neys in the Cum­ber­land Moun­tains.

The nar­ra­tive illu­mi­nates the inte­gral sup­port from edi­tors at Pen­guin Michael Joseph in the UK, Pamela Dor­man Books in the US, and Rowohlt in Ger­many, who embraced the unique book con­cept with open arms. The wide­spread col­lab­o­ra­tive efforts extend­ed from pub­lish­ing teams across the globe to cre­ative insights from Mon­u­men­tal Pic­tures, essen­tial for visu­al sto­ry­telling adap­ta­tions.

Acknowl­edg­ments extend to per­son­al con­nec­tions that offered laugh­ter, emo­tion­al sup­port, and prac­ti­cal help, high­light­ing friend­ships’ val­ue in the cre­ative process. The author also appre­ci­ates the Ken­tucky Tourist Board and res­i­dents of Lee and Estill Coun­ties for their guid­ance and inspi­ra­tion drawn from locales.

Cen­tral to the acknowl­edg­ments is a heart­felt thanks to the author’s fam­i­ly — Jim Moyes, Lizzie, and Bri­an Sanders, along­side Charles, Sask­ia, Har­ry, and Lock­ie — anchor­ing the grat­i­tude in a per­son­al con­text. This expres­sion of appre­ci­a­tion sets the stage for a sto­ry deeply root­ed in com­mu­ni­ty, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and the undy­ing sup­port of loved ones, draw­ing a vivid back­drop to the nar­ra­tive cours­ing through the veins of the book.