Emma Brockes: 3 books
She Left Me the Gun
My Mother's Life Before Me
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
"One of those memoirs that remind you why you liked memoirs in the first place... It has the density of a very good novel... As you do with the best writers, you feel lucky to be in Ms. Brockes’s company." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times
A chilling work of psychological suspense...
What Would Barbra Do?
How Musicals Can Change Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Emma Brockes didn't always love musicals. In fact, she hated them. One of her earliest (and most painful) memories is of her mother singing "The Hills Are Alive" while young Emma crossed the street to go to her babysitting gig. According to her mother, the music would keep muggers at bay....
Panic and Joy
My Solo Path to Motherhood
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2019
An explosive and hilarious memoir about the exceptional and life-changing decision to conceive a child on one's own via assisted reproduction
When British journalist, memoirist, and New York-transplant Emma Brockes decides to become pregnant, she quickly realizes that, being single, thirty-seven,...