Erica has always wanted a pet; yet her mother is allergic to animal fur so she can't get a cat or dog. Erica catches a grasshopper and her adventure begins.
Erica Wagner is an American author and critic living in London. She is former literary editor of The Times.
She is the author of several books, including a collection of short stories, Gravity, and Ariel’s Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters, and the novel Seizure.
Her husband, Francis Gilbert, is author of I’m a Teacher, Get Me Out of Here!. She also reviews regularly for The New York Times. A judge for the Man Booker Prize in 2002 and 2014.