About the mysterious dad she has never met, her own identity, and the thrilling possibilities and perils that shimmer deep under the water’s surface. When Mom finally says she can take swimming lessons, Emily makes a stunning discovery. Oddly enough, her mom, for the same amount of time, has been anxious to keep her away from the water. Emily Windsnap, twelve years old, can only remember living on a boat. “The Tail of Emily Windsnap” is the first novel in the “Emily Windsnap” series, which was released in the year 2001. Her debut novel “The Tail of Emily Windsnap” was released in the year 2001. Liz writes young adult fiction, children’s fiction, and young adult fantasy. Basically anything that involves playing on or in or even near the sea. She also enjoys kayaking, fishing, swimming, and rowing.

Liz also likes surfing and body boarding, things she is not very good at, and can get scared of big waves but still likes having a go at them. She takes a ton of pictures and there is nothing more she likes than just on a rock somewhere with her camera, tea in a hot flask, and the gorgeous sunrise coming up over the horizon. She also likes to encourage other people in writing their own stories, too.ĭespite it being her job, she views writing as a sort of hobby. Liz grew up with her mom, dad, sister, and brother. Her first piece of fame came to her when a poem she wrote, called “Jinx’s Shop” was published in the local paper when she was nine.

Starting when Liz was about eight years old, she loved writing poetry, and decided to become a poet when she grew up. They have sold over five million copies around the world. The “Emily Windsnap” books have been translated into 25 languages, and have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list. She likes to look at the beach and just think about where Emily Windsnap may want to go next. This is what partly inspires her to write about mermaids.

She lives near the sea and has always loved the ocean. After she took a year off so that she could travel all over Europe in a camper van, she lives in Cornwall. She has worked as a journalist and a teacher (teaching Media Studies and English and has run some Creative Writing Courses), and has her MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University. She grew up in Southport, located in the North West of England and has lived in both Cheshire and Manchester. Author Liz Kessler went to Loughborough University and studied English.

Read Me Like a Book by Liz Kessler