Thank you to the literary agent who gave me some specific feedback when (very politely) rejecting my novel. Although they were seemingly easy points to fix, for some reason they’ve helped me unpack and repack the novel. It’s taken me several weeks to think this through and now I have a plan, I feel the novel will be all the richer for it. So, I’m embarking on a third edit and then will recommence the submissions process in earnest.