Kissing Emma

From widely acclaimed comedian and author, Shappi Khorsandi, comes a modern fable about the rise and fall of a beautiful, but vulnerable, young woman in a world obsessed with fame and fortune. \r\n\r\nEmma and her mother are down on their luck. Theyre taking turns sleeping on the sofa in her nans tiny flat - and desperately trying to come up with an escape plan. \r\n\r\nEmma is struggling with her family, struggling at school where the girls are bitchy towards her and the boys only seem to want one thing, and struggling with never having enough money for anything, ever. \r\n\r\nJust as shes contemplating quitting school to get a real job, she meets two men who convince her that she has a shot at modelling. But their motives are far from innocent, and Emma is soon pulled into a dark world. And then she meets Con, who is rich, handsome and so romantic! Has Emmas luck finally changed? \r\n\r\nKissing Emma is inspired by the real life and untold story of Emma Hamilton, Lord Nelsons mistress. But Shappi Khorsandis modern Emma is going to get the happy ending her namesake never did - and stick two fingers up at the men who dare to take advantage of young women while shes doing it.