Clancy of the Undertow (26 page)

The Eleanor Dark Foundation and all at Varuna, the Writers House, as well as the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships for allowing me the time and space to write the first and second drafts of Clancy.

My wife and best friend, Leesa, who quit her job to follow me halfway around the world so I could sit and write in a small German village. My darling, you continue to amaze me with your intelligence, your humour, your beauty, and your ongoing willingness to remain married to me.

And finally, I'd like to thank you, the reader, for picking up this book. If it helps just one person understand that being young is being confused, and that things do get better, and that none of us really knows what we're doing, then this whole process will have been worth it. Also, by reading this final sentence you are now legally obliged to buy the book for five of your friends.