Books by Emma Musty

A child with a love of wizards and an ageing rock star share their fate with a disparate collection of visitors when their paths collide in a remote refugee camp.Years later they find a way to tell their stories.A tale of grief and resilience against the odds, The Bones of Barry Knight asks how we can better care for one another one a global scale.''Very few novelists are able to cope convincingly with the apocalyptic times we''re living through. Emma Musty''s new novel shows that she has the skills, the breadth of vision and the humanity to meet the challenge'' Matthew Francis''Utterly contemporary and unflinching'' Katherine Stansfield''An engaging book that looks at how our flaws and our humanity go hand in hand'' Megan Campisi''Sweeping in its scope and resonant with compassion'' Jacqueline Yallop

An important novel that is as compassionate as it is eye-opening, The Exile and the Mapmaker is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit.Theo, an aging Parisian cartographer, is desperately searching for the woman he once loved before Alzheimer¿s takes his memories of her.Elise, his estranged daughter, moves in to take care of him. She still blames him for the tragic loss of her mother and is struggling with this new forced intimacy.Nebay, an Eritrean refugee, becomes Theös carer and friend. Unbeknownst to Elise, Nebay does not have a visa for France and is working illegally in order to support his sister.Each one is living a life of questions and secrets in a world where Nebay¿s very presence in the France of Theös maps is steeped in uncertainty.`Beautifully written¿ Katherine Stansfield`Very moving¿ Matthew Francis''Emotional and eye-opening'' @stories_with_hope''Heart-warming'' @bibliobushra''Thought provoking'' @SecretWorldOfaBook