Books by Emily Howes
Emily’s debut novel The Painter’s Daughters won the Mslexia Novel Prize judged by Dame Hilary Mantel, was selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club, and was one of the Sunday Times’ ‘ten best historical novels of 2024.’ Her second, Mrs Dickens, will be published in June 2026.
Interviews with Emily Howes
Historical Novels Based on True Stories, recommended by Emily Howes
The best historical fiction should transport the reader directly into the past, yet offer insight that reflects upon the present, argues Emily Howes, whose new novel Mrs. Dickens will be released later this year. Here, she recommends five of her favourite historical novels that, like her own books, are drawn from true stories.
