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Emma Haughton

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Sutton, Surrey, The United Kingdom

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The Dark, Emma Haughton’s chilling new thriller for adults, will be published by Hodder in August 2021.

Emma grew up in Sussex; after a stint au pairing in Paris and a couple of half-hearted attempts to backpack across Europe, she studied English at Oxford University then trained in journalism. During her career as a journalist, she wrote many articles for national newspapers, including regular pieces for the Times Travel section.

Following publication of her picture book, Rainy Day, Emma wrote three YA novels. Her first, Now You See Me, was an Amazon bestseller and nominated for the Carnegie and Amazing Book Awards. Better Left Buried, her second, was one of the best YA reads for 2015 in the Sunday Express. Her third YA novel, Cruel Heart B ...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 7,857 ratings · 1,179 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dark 3.70 avg rating — 5,133 ratings — published 2021 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now You See Me 3.77 avg rating — 1,362 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sanctuary 3.38 avg rating — 874 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Left Buried 3.57 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruel Heart Broken 3.64 avg rating — 177 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rainy Day (Carolrhoda Picture Books) by Emma Haughton (Goodreads Author), Angelo Rinaldi (Illustrator) 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living With Deafness 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Equality of the Sexes? it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Right to Smoke? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drinking, Smoking, and Other Drugs it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Wow… where did spring go? I feel like I blinked and it was over, and summer fast on its heels. The highlight of my spring was definitely a week in Southwold with my daughter, who has now left for a summer with Camp America.

Southwold is one of my favourite places on earth. I love everything about it, especially the marshes, lighthouse, and iconic water tower.

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“Studies show that the healthiest people in Western society are single women and married men - marriage, it seems, suits men more than women.”
― Emma Haughton, Equality of the Sexes?

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“You have nothing to fear except fear itself.”
― Emma Haughton, The Dark

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“Everyone has an Antarctica. On one level or another, we all come here for answers. Not just for science, for the climate, but to discover what lies inside ourselves - and others.”
― emma haughton, The Dark

tags: antarctica, thomas-pynchon, travel

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“Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”
― Ancient Chinese proverb

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