Emma Chapman

Emma Chapman writes literary suspense that examines memory, intimacy, and the stories families tell about themselves. How to Be a Good Wife, her debut, places Marta and Hector in an unnamed Scandinavian setting where a seemingly ordered marriage begins to fracture around an uncertain recollection. Picador classifies the novel as a literary thriller, and its tension depends on the limits of Marta's perspective rather than a straightforward investigation. Chapman studied English literature in Edinburgh before completing creative-writing training at Royal Holloway. Her second novel, The Last Photograph, turns to a war photographer and his family, extending her interest in perception, concealed histories, and the lasting consequences of what people choose to record.