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Dedication explained

The author dedicates the book to Hugh Walpole, celebrating a friendship that has endured and even thrived despite their collaboration.

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The author dedicates the book to Hugh Walpole, celebrating a friendship that has endured and even thrived despite their collaboration.

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Key passages

  • “To Hugh Walpole for a friendship that has even triumphantly survived a collaboration”

    This book is dedicated to Hugh Walpole, whose friendship has not only survived but flourished despite our working together.

    The dedication humorously suggests that collaboration often tests friendships, but theirs emerged stronger.