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Emma Marns

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Emma gained her BA Hons English Literature at The University of East Anglia, Norwich, in 2012. Following a brief but colourful spell as a sports journalist, working for the likes of Sky Sports News and The Sun Sport, she then volunteered as the Media Manager for the Essex Spartans American Football team, where she met her now-husband.

After completing the M.Phil. Irish Writing at prestigious Trinity College Dublin in 2019, Emma then wrote her first novel, THE WALK, published in July 2023, available worldwide.

Currently Emma is a PhD Creative Writing candidate at The University of Essex, and lives in Hullbridge with her husband and daughter.

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Audiobook of THE WALK is out now!

Hi Goodreaders!

I am so thrilled to announce that the audiobook version of THE WALK is now available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes.

The story of THE WALK has been brought to life by a fantastic narrator - Northern Irish actor Erin Connolly - and we are absolutely delighted with the final result.

Accessible literature is extremely important to me and so I am delighted that we could bring THE WALK to Read more of this blog post »

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author)

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The Great War: The People's Story - Kate Parry Frye: The Long Life of an Edwardian Actress and Suffragette

by Elizabeth Crawford

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