One woman whose secret has driven her to the brink of insanity; another who claims she can tell fortunes and communicate with the dead. With seemingly no way out – and everything at stake – only one of them has the tenacity to survive.
Emma Rose Millar was born in Birmingham - a child of the seventies. She is a single mum and lives with her young son who keeps her very busy and very happy. Emma left school at 16 and later studied for an Open University degree in Humanities with English Literature. She has done a variety of jobs including chocolatier, lab technician and editorial assistant for a magazine but now works part-time an interpreter.
Emma writes and edits historical fiction and children's picture books. Her first novel was shortlisted for the Chaucer Awards in 2013 and she won the Legend category of the Chaucer Awards with FIVE GUNS BLAZING in 2014. Her novella THE WOMEN FRIENDS: SELINA, based on the work of Gustav Klimt and co-written with author Miriam Drori will be published in 2017 by Crooked Cat Books.
Emma is an avid fan of live music and live comedy and enjoys skating, swimming and yoga.
The quality of the writing is what made this novel special for me. It perfectly captures the emotions unmasked by the well-crafted plot and flawed, believable and sympathetic characters. This is historical fiction at its finest.