Firstly many thanks to our wonderful agents,Jonny Geller and Vivienne Schuster, Carol Jackson and everyone at Curtis Brown. Also to our fabulous supporters at Random House, in particular Susan Sandon, Georgina Hawtrey- Woore, Claire Round and Cassie Chadderton for all their hard work. Congrats to Kate and Faye! As usual, we are extremely grateful for the invaluable input from our friends - you know who you are - and the ongoing support of our family, particularly our two little angels.

MEET JACK Dadness. Women have a sixth sense for it. To them, you're like an old bull in a field at the side of the motorway,harmlessly chewing the cud,nothing like the wild buffalo stock from which you came. And that's hoe it should be, after seven years of marriage to the woman you love. But, lately, all I've' seen is temptaition.From random women in the pub, to my foxy new boss … they've left'me doubting whether I've really been put out to pasture at all… MEET AMY Motherhood, I've discovered,is the great leveller. I couhl be a celebrated fashion designer (instead of the bum-wiping domestic robot I've become), but having kids makes me the same as all the other mums in 'The Coven' up the park. And being 'the same' makes me want to do something rash - like rediscover the impulsive person I used to be. Don't get me wrong, I love -Jack and our son, but everyone else seems to be having so much more fun - and so much more sex…