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Emma Burstall | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
| Spouse | Kevin Maguire |
| Children | 3 |
Emma Burstall (born 1961) is an English author and journalist. She has published several novels and writes for The Guardian and The Independent on Sunday.[1]
Burstall was educated at the St Paul's Girls' School and studied English at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge University in 1980.[2][3] She began her career as a reporter on the Western Morning News,[2] later becoming a features editor of Woman and Family Circle.[4] Her first novel Gym and Slimline was published in 2008,[5] followed by Never Close Your Eyes in 2009.[1]
Burstall is married to journalist Kevin Maguire; the couple have three children, two sons and a daughter.[5][6]
- ^ a b Gore, Will (20 August 2009). "Burstall's novel approach is close to home". Wimbledon Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b "About Emma Burstall". 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Emma Burstall (m. 1980) publishes new novel". Christ's College, Cambridge. 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- ^ Garside, Juliette (26 May 2000). "Media briefs: Jarvis takes on features remit at Woman". PR Week.
- ^ a b "Mirror man takes back seat to his author wife". The Shields Gazette. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Burstall, Emma (30 December 2006). "Three kids, three decades". Retrieved 5 October 2017.