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Emilia Hart is an Australian-British novelist whose fiction blends historical storytelling, women’s lives, and elements of the supernatural. Her debut novel, Weyward, became an international bestseller and was translated into multiple languages. Hart is noted for feminist themes, intergenerational narratives, and the commercial success of her first book.

Biografia e Jornada do Autor

Emilia Hart is a novelist who grew up in Australia, studied English Literature, trained as a lawyer, and later settled in London. Her path to fiction was not abrupt so much as gradually clarified by experience. A major turning point came in her mid-twenties, when she suffered a stroke, an event she has described as life-changing and one that deepened her appreciation for recovery, embodiment, and family support, especially the role of her sister. Those biographical elements would later surface in her fiction not as memoir, but as emotional architecture. ((https://us.macmillan.com/author/emiliahart))

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It also gave me this urge to create
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It all went from there!
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This was the seed that became ‘Weyward.’
-Feminist Book Club interview
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Every bit helps!
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I wanted to give Altha a voice
-Emilia Hart Interview
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Who can blame us for longing for the open sea?
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I’m so grateful to her for making my words sing
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For as long as I can remember, I have loved mermaids
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That's real magic
-Booktime interview: The Sirens
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It really helped to kickstart my writing career
-Publication News!

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"Emilia Hart's voice is totally original, both gentle and fierce"

Sarah Addison Allen

"Emilia Hart has woven the stories of three women from three very different times into a tapestry of resilience and hope"

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"Written with Emilia Hart's assured and shimmering prose, the story is as hopeful as it is heart-wrenching"

Lucy Clarke

"Emilia Hart has written a brilliant story of the strength, resilience and power of three women spanning decades"

Abi Dare

"In Emilia Hart's spellbinding debut, she reclaims their original name to tell the story of three generations of brave, resilient women"

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"Emilia Hart's storytelling is powerfully chameleonic: smart, propulsive, familiar, otherworldly, and deeply evocative"

Holly Ringland

"With Weyward, Emilia Hart bursts onto the literary scene with a howl of feminist rage"

Lizzie Pook

"Emilia Hart takes the reader on a mythical journey through time, evoking ancient tales of the sea and female bonds"

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