People always want to give you advice about parenting. People who you've never met before will tell you you're doing something wrong.… — Emma Healey Advice Copy Share Image
I can trace my interest in modern classics to the summer before art college. — Emma Healey Art Copy Share Image
I was a 20-something woman living in London and didn't want to write about a 20-something woman living in London! It's an… — Emma Healey Living Copy Share Image
While I was writing 'Elizabeth Is Missing' and struggling with the intricacies of the plot, I told myself the next book would… — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
I feel like Mills and Boon saved my life. It was a way of not living. I read a lot of other… — Emma Healey Best Copy Share Image
I've been surprised that 'Elizabeth is Missing' has been so well received as a crime book. I love mystery stories, and that… — Emma Healey Book Copy Share Image
When I was writing my first novel, 'Elizabeth is Missing,' I was writing the only novel I had ever written and writing… — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
“My reflection always gives me a shock. I never really believed I would age, and certainly not like this.” — Emma Healey Self-Awareness Copy Share Image
Sometimes people ask, 'If you'd never had a reader, would you carry on writing?' No. — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
Several members of my family have, or have had, one form of dementia or another. I really wanted to explore what it… — Emma Healey Dementia Copy Share Image
I love writing dialogue - it's when I really lose myself in my work. I love reading it, too, when it's good… — Emma Healey Communication Copy Share Image
When you are in the midst of writing a book, I think it is important to touch base every day. If I… — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
A boyfriend made me a hammock in Richmond Park once. That was lovely - although I ended up getting a tick on… — Emma Healey Boyfriend Copy Share Image
I had so many people in my family with dementia that it felt like it belonged to me in a way. I… — Emma Healey Allowed Copy Share Image
“An ancient noise, like a fox bark, makes an attempt at the edges of my brain.” — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
“I feel rather drab and shy for a few minutes. But then I remember that I am old and nobody is looking… — Emma Healey Copy Share Image
I like to go for walks on Wandsworth Common and feed the ducklings. — Emma Healey Common Copy Share Image
I used to go to the gym with one of my best friends, and we seemed to have the same conversation over… — Emma Healey Best Copy Share Image
I was very worried about whether I could do it or not. I mean, how arrogant - here I am in my… — Emma Healey Arrogant Copy Share Image
Penelope Fitzgerald never fails to surprise: her language is clever and elegant, her settings are unusual, her characters are unpredictable, and I… — Emma Healey I am Copy Share Image
I tried to help a shirtless man who was being arrested in Starbucks. He obviously wasn't right in the head, but the… — Emma Healey Help Copy Share Image
