Emma Healey, a former bookseller, grew up in London where she went to art college and completed her first degree in bookbinding. She then worked for two libraries, two bookshops, two art galleries and two universities, and was busily pursuing a career in the art world before writing overtook everything. She moved to Norwich in 2010 to study for the MA in Creative Writing at UEA and never moved back again. Elizabeth is Missing, her first novel, was a Sunday Times Bestseller, won the Costa First Novel Award 2014 and was shortlisted for the National Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year.
Healey is a natural story-teller -- Claire Fuller, author of 'Our Endless Numbered Days' This novel is a beautiful and rare thing - a page turning thriller with all the pain, warmth and humour of authentic family life portrayed. I absolutely loved it. -- Kate Hamer, author of 'The Girl in the Red Coat' I don't know anyone else who writes like this. Emma Healey's voice soars, sings and startles as she takes you right under the skin of her characters. She 'magics' the ordinary into the extraordinary and, just as impressively, transposes the extraordinary to the ordinary. Unforgettable. -- Jane Corry, bestselling author of 'My Husband's Wife' At once an absorbing thriller and a beautifully observed study of the relationship between mother and teenage daughter * Refinery29 * Oozing with tension and written with captivating brilliance * Heat * A fast-paced, gripping read * Closer * I adored the forensic detail of Healey's writing and the wry, sharp take on millenial family life * Daily Mail * Utterly compelling and insightful, I was drawn into this family in crisis from the first chapter of this unflinchingly honest and beautifully written novel -- Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of 'Sister' A beautiful exploration of mental health and love * Stylist * Gripping, deeply affecting * Irish Times * A compelling modern family drama with witty and wonderful characters. Utter bliss. -- Nina Stibbe As gripping as its predecessor * Elle * Courageous...intriguing...entertaining * Observer *