Author, Journalist
Out 25 June, 2020
It’s been five years since her best friend died, but Mia is still haunted by Holly’s presence. In New York for the summer, Mia meets psychology student Rav and is at once intrigued and unsettled by his study of paranormal phenomena.
Hoping it might help her work through her own experiences, Mia joins Rav’s research trip to Halcyon House. But as the investigation unfolds, Mia is forced to confront the memories of Holly that she’s tried so hard to bury….
Published June 4 2015. "A wonderful personal account of healthy ways of coping and flourishing in our fast-paced society today." Rajita Sinha, Director, Yale Stress Center... "Young won't settle for any shoddy theories in her quest to develop a 'comprehensive programme that could build basic mental strength'." Elle, June 2015 ... more ...
Emma Young is an award-winning science and health journalist and author. She has a degree in psychology from the University of Durham and 20 years’ experience working on titles including the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald and New Scientist, for which she worked as a senior online reporter in London and Australasian Editor in Sydney. Now employed by the British Psychological Society as a Staff Writer, she also freelances articles and writes books.
Her new YA novel, Here Lie the Secrets, is out on 25 June, 2020. Her first YA novel, She, Myself and I, was published in the US in September, 2017 and in the UK in March, 2018. TV rights have been sold.
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