Sometimes people ask, 'If you'd never had a reader, would you carry on writing?' No. — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
I can trace my interest in modern classics to the summer before art college. — Emma Healey Art Copy Share Image
I like to go for walks on Wandsworth Common and feed the ducklings. — Emma Healey Common Copy Share Image
“An ancient noise, like a fox bark, makes an attempt at the edges of my brain.” — Emma Healey Noise 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 Remember Old Copy Share Image
I had tried to write about young women in London who had jobs and boyfriends, and it was so tedious. — Emma Healey About Copy Share Image
“My reflection always gives me a shock. I never really believed I would age, and certainly not like this.” — Emma Healey Reflection Copy Share Image
Reading about what a digital native thinks of the Internet is like reading about what it's like to blink: it's kind of… — Emma Healey Boring 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
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 Arrested 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The characters in a novel are made up, figments of the writer's imagination. I'm sure this won't come as a surprise to… — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
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
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
“The bad news is your flaws don’t come from nowhere. The world is deeply fucked from every angle; its damage is incomprehensibly… — Emma Healey Bad news 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
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
I'm not a writer who thinks about writing only for themselves; I do always have a reader in mind. — Emma Healey Always 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
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
It's a slow process rewriting your own life in your head. I think that's a writerly thing. — Emma Healey I think Copy Share Image
There are lots of things going on for teenagers, with exam stress, changing friendship groups, becoming independent, and all those hormone changes… — Emma Healey Becoming Copy Share Image
Ann Radcliffe was an early influence; I devoured her books while I should have been studying for my GCSEs. — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
I found 'The Face Of Another' by Kobo Abe disappointing despite the excellent, gothic premise: a man who's terrible facial scarring leads… — Emma Healey Create Copy Share Image
When I was very small, I loved 'Meg And Mog' by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski. I had all the books and… — Emma Healey Books Copy Share Image
“The sun’s in my eyes and it’s difficult to see. The shape of her is distorted by the light, circles of her… — Emma Healey Silhouette Copy Share Image
Writing is the thing that pervades my whole day - I'm always wondering how I might describe something or improve my understanding.… — Emma Healey Communication Copy Share Image
