novelist
My debut novel OLIVE is out now
Over 50,000+ copies now sold and a no.1 Apple Books audiobook narrated by Fleabag’s BAFTA winner Sian Clifford.
The book that’s getting everyone talking. Moving, memorable and a mirror for anyone at a crossroads, OLIVE has a little bit of all of us. Told with great warmth and nostalgia, this is a modern tale about the obstacle course of adulthood, milestone decisions and the ‘taboo’ about choosing not to have children.
‘It's so beautiful. Really wonderful.’
GLENNON DOYLE
'It'll give a voice to countless women'
MARIAN KEYES
'This novel was like a big, great hug for the child-free women of the world.”
COSMOPOLITAN
I think you’re going to really enjoy getting to know Olive.
You can purchase Olive here!
“This tale of four young women trying to sort out the dilemmas of motherhood … will bring relief and recognition to many. It’s a lovely book ― thoughtful, searching, funny, and (most importantly) honest”
“It’ll give a voice to countless women, it’ll give them courage . . . a profound issue wrapped inside an accessible, highly engaging novel”
“Olive is an insightful, brilliantly observed and honest book about fertility, choices, and the pressures that women face today.”
“Emma Gannon’s smart debut novel looks at the decision to be childfree”
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