Read articles by Emma and interviews about the book here.
I wrote this piece about my grandmother, Ilma Hilda Harcourt, who is the inspiration for Annie's character. She was a strong woman and a big part of my childhood.
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What my grandmother's act of defiance as a young woman taught me, Sun Herald, 16 June 2018.
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What my grandmother's act of defiance as a young woman taught me, Sun Herald, 16 June 2018.
I wrote this piece about my relationship with my father, William Vernon Harcourt. It's one of my great regrets that I didn't give him a copy of my manuscript to read before he died.
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A daughter helps her dying father complete his last newspaper column, Spectrum, SMH, 22 June 2018.
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A daughter helps her dying father complete his last newspaper column, Spectrum, SMH, 22 June 2018.