Emma Christie grew up in a book-filled house in Cumnock, an Ayrshire coal-mining town.

After quitting her law degree to study English literature and medieval history at Aberdeen University, she spent five years working as a news reporter with one of the UK's top-selling regional daily newspapers, The Press and Journal.

Throughout her journalism career, she secretly wanted to be every author she ever interviewed.

When she's not writing, Emma now works as a tour director and lecturer in history, culture and politics with a US travel company, leading educational journeys across Spain, France and Portugal.

She can often been found in Portobello, Edinburgh's captivating seaside community, but lives in Barcelona with her girlfriend, María Jose, and far too many plants.

THE SILENT DAUGHTER is her first novel. More at emmachristiewriter.com