Emily Barr
Introduction '''Emily Barr''' (born 10 October 1971) is a British travel writer and novelist. She debuted with the novel ''Backpack'' in 2001.In additional to travel fiction, she has also written young adult novels and a horror.
Career Barr had been working as a journalist for ''The Guardian'', before embarking on a year-long work trip around the world in the late 1990s, writing a column as she went. While in Thailand, she appeared as an extra in the film ''The Beach''. The journey inspired her first novel, ''Backpack'', set in Southeast Asia, and published in 2001 by Headline Publishing Group. The book won the WHSmith New Talent Award in 2002.It was followed by ''Baggage'', ''Cuban Heels'' in 2003, and ''Atlantic Shift'' in 2004.In 2009, she published ''The Life You Want'', a sequel to ''Backpack''.In 2014, Barr released a novella, ''Blackout'', for the Quick Reads series. Her first young adult novel, ''The One Memory of Flora Banks'', was published by Penguin Books as an ebook in 2016 and paperback in 2017.It has been translated into 26 languages and has sold over 50,000 copies. Barr followed it with another young adult book, ''The Truth and Lies of Ella Black'' in 2018.Her first horror novel, ''We Hear Voices'', was released in late 2020 only in the US under the pen name Evie Green.Barr has taught creative writing at the Falmouth University and the Faber Academy, among others.
Private life Barr has lived in France, and is now based in Falmouth, Cornwall with her husband and their three children. She met her husband in China, while travelling around the world.
Bibliography * ''Backpack'' (2001)* ''Baggage'' (2002)* ''Cuban Heels'' (2003; also known as ''Cuba'')* ''Atlantic Shift'' (2004; also known as ''Solo'')* ''Plan B'' (2006)* ''Out of My Depth'' (2006)* ''The Sisterhood'' (2008)* ''The Life You Want'' (2009)* ''The Perfect Lie'' (2010)* ''The First Wife'' (2011)* ''Stranded'' (2012)* ''The Sleeper'' (2013)* ''Blackout'' (2014)* ''The One Memory of Flora Banks'' (2016)* ''The Truth and Lies of Ella Black'' (2018) * ''The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods'' (2019)* ''We Hear Voices'' (2020; as Evie Green)* ''Things to Do Before the End of the World'' (2021)* ''Ghosted'' (2022)* ''This Summer's Secrets'' (2023)
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