Inside the Beautiful Inside

Emily was born on the Isle of Wight where she spent most of her childhood. She worked in feature film production before taking an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. She won the Bristol Short Story Prize and her stories have been included in many collections and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her debut novel, The Longest Fight was shortlisted for the Cross Sports Book Awards, and listed in The Independent's Paperbacks of the Year. She has a PhD from the Open University where she teaches creative writing. Emily lives in London but still dreams of the sea.

'Startlingly original and poetic-Bullock combines horror and brutality with unexpected moments of tenderness .' OBSERVER 'The voice she gives to Norris as memories and delusions meld in his disintegrating mind is a haunting one. SUNDAY TIMES Best Historical Novels September 2020 'Astonishing- dazzling talent' AMANDA CRAIG. 'A turbulent and thrilling voyage on the high seas of madness.' ANN MORGAN