Kissing Emma

In the book "Kissing Emma," Shappi Khorsandi explores the rise and fall of a young woman named Emma, who is manipulated into the modeling industry by two men with ulterior motives. Despite the book's inspiration from Emma Hamilton, Lord Nelson's mistress, Khorsandi's Emma ultimately achieves a happy ending and exposes the men who take advantage of young women.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2021
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

From the acclaimed comedian and author, Shappi Khorsandi, comes a modern fable about the rise and fall of a beautiful, but vulnerable, young woman in a world obsessed with money, status, and looks.

Brilliant Bella is a Sun pick of the week. Emma and her mother are down on their luck. They are taking turns sleeping on the sofa in her nan's tiny flat and desperately trying to come up with an escape plan.

Emma is struggling with her family, struggling at school where the girls are bitchy towards her, and the boys only seem to want one thing, and struggling with never having enough money for anything, ever. Just as she is contemplating quitting school to get a real job, she meets two men who convince her that she has a shot at modeling. But their motives are far from innocent, and Emma is soon pulled into a dark world. And then she meets Con, who is rich, handsome, and so romantic! Has Emma's luck finally changed?

Kissing Emma is inspired by the real life and untold story of Emma Hamilton, Lord Nelson's mistress. But Shappi Khorsandi's modern Emma is going to get the happy ending her namesake never did - and stick two fingers up at the men who dare to take advantage of young women while she's doing it.

Not suitable for younger readers.

Weight: 228g
Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781510106994