Emma Glass was born in Wales and is now based in London, where she writes and works as a children’s nurse. Her debut novel Peach was published by Bloomsbury in 2018, has been translated into seven languages and was longlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize. Her second novel Rest and Be Thankful was published by Bloomsbury in 2020. Her third novel, Mrs Jekyll, reframes the Stevenson story to explore illness and womanhood and was published by Cheerio in 2024.