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Emily Howes has worked as a storyteller, theatre maker, performer, writer and director in stage, television and radio. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, the Bath Short Story Award, the New Scottish Writing Award and she won the Mslexia Novel Award 2021. In addition to writing fiction, Emily has a Masters in Existential Psychotherapy and works as a psychotherapist in private practice. She lives in London with her children. The Painter's Daughters is her first novel.
A feast for the senses and the joy of a story well told - a beautiful debut -- Jo Browning Wroe, author of A Terrible Kindness I loved The Painter's Daughters - a vivid, sad, beautiful novel about sisters -- Amy Key, author of ARRANGEMENTS IN BLUE A brilliant novel . . . the writing is sublime. It is like being transported back in time. I didn't want the story to end. If you enjoyed Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, you'll love this -- Karen Angelico, author of EVERYTHING WE ARE It's beautifully written and I raced through it. Research is filtered through contemporary consciousness and deployed with skill. It's a polished performance -- Hilary Mantel, chair of judges, Mslexia Novel Competition A mesmerising and at times quietly devastating tale of two sisters, art, shared suffering and love. With The Painter's Daughters, Emily Howes has pulled off the finest of balancing acts, combining rich and evocative historical detail with a light and contemporary writerly touch -- Chloë Ashby, author of WET PAINT
