Who: Tanya Byrne
Where: London, England
What: Best to let Tanya describe herself:
In Her Words:
Tanya Byrne was born in London and studied in Surrey, where she still lives with her cat who goes by several names, none of which he actually answers to. After eight years working for BBC Radio, she left to write her debut novel, Heart-Shaped Bruise, which is out next year.
She has a weakness for boys with guitars, drinks far too much tea and even though her mother tells her not to, she always talks to strangers.
And here’s what she had to say about and La Muse:
This is the novel (her debut novel Heart-Shaped Bruise) I started while I was with you and I just wanted to say thank you for offering me the time and space I needed to begin telling this story. I’m so excited and can’t wait to get writing the next one.
Heart-Shaped Bruise will be published in May 2012 by Headline. (Headline also bought up the rights to the sequel.)
The story is about Emily Koll, the most notorious inmate of Archway Young Offenders Institution. Through her journals, she relates the story of how far she went to get revenge on the girl whose testimony sent her father to prison.
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