Matronly Duties (29 page)
Authors: Melissa Kendall
About the Author
Melissa Kendall is a forty-year-old mother of two from Perth, Western Australia, the second-most isolated capital city in the world. Predominantly a stay-at-home mum, she works a few hours a week as a software support consultant. She has always loved to read and write, and spent most of her teens writing poetry and short stories. Over the years, daily life got in the way and she lost the passion for writing, but after the birth of her first child, Melissa discovered e-books and her interest in writing rekindled. She is now the author of three published short stories.
Matronly Duties
is her first full-length novel.
Acknowledgements
There have been many who have helped bring
Matronly Duties
to fruition, but some specifically I want to thank: April and Susan, you were there at the very beginning, encouraging me and letting me bounce ideas off you. My family, who had to put up with me when my head was buried in my laptop, I couldn’t have done this without you.
Last, and most importantly, to my editor Christine, thank you for sticking with me for two long years and many, many,
many
rounds of edits. I can honestly say that if it weren’t for you, I’d have given up on this piece a long time ago.