I would like to show my appreciation for the many people who have made this book possible. I thank my whole team for their patience while I was writing it. I also thank my family, who have given me their support throughout this process and have provided additional material about our ancestors. To my incredible wife, Samantha, I give my deepest thanks; I could not do half of what I do without her by my side. I thank my parents and sister for laying the solid foundations for the person I am today, and my children for inspiring me to record my life experiences and create this book as a legacy for them. I would like to thank the whole John Wiley & Sons team for their hard work throughout the publication process, especially Gladys (Syd) Ganaden, Caroline McPherson, Koushika Ramesh, Purvi Patel, and Elisha Benjamin. Finally, I am hugely grateful to Susannah Saary for helping me find the right words through which to share my thoughts, and for bringing this book to life.