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Summary

This is Emma’s debut novel with Ignite Books. Her home city, Wolverhampton, provides the backdrop for the story.

‘Dogged’ is a rich, complex, and engaging tale, centred on two women in their 70s: Marilyn Grundy and Nancy Maddox.

Marilyn is a little bit scared of Nancy, but then everyone is. Nancy may be seventy-nine, but she’s a force to be reckoned with, and even the local dealers tread warily round her. Who better to look after Marilyn’s tartan shopping trolley when she needs to keep it hidden away?

Nancy’s got a lot on her mind, though, and a cough that’s getting worse. Is she really going be able to keep the trolley and its contents safe? What will the old goat have to say about it all? And what will happen to Toby, Marilyn’s little white dog?

Emma was the first Poet Laureate for the City of Wolverhampton (2020–22).