Emilia Hart is a British-Australian novelist.
Hart was born in Sydney and educated at Barker College. She studied law and English at the University of New South Wales and became a lawyer. In her mid-20s, she moved to London. At 26, after suffering a stroke, she decided to write a novel. [1]
Hart began writing her debut novel, Weyward , while living in Cumbria, where the novel is set. She drew comparisons between the Pendle Witch Trials of 1612 and the rise in violence against women during the lockdown, remarking that "the two seemed horribly linked". [2]
Weyward was published in the UK in February 2023, and in the United States in March 2023, where it became a New York Times bestseller. [3] It was described as an "entertaining read" by The Times . [4] Kirkus Reviews called it "thoughtful and at times harrowing". [5] On BBC's Between The Covers , it was praised as a "spellbinding debut novel". [6] In May 2023, The New York Times included the book in its summer roundup of historical fiction. [7]
Hart's second novel, The Sirens, is set for publication in April 2025 by St. Martin's Press. [8]
Weyward won two Goodreads Choice Awards in December 2023, for Best Debut Novel and Best Historical Fiction, receiving 45,000 and 62,000 votes in each category, respectively. [9]
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