Welcome to the website of Emma Burstall
Don’t
miss Emma’s cracking first novel, ‘Gym and Slimline’,
published now by Preface, a new Random House imprint.
What it’s about
Four women join a swanky new gym in leafy South West London and bond over push ups and Pilates.
...but trouble is looming and the friendship is about to be tested to the limit.
Funny, warm and wise, this book is about real women and real issues – female friendship, the ups and downs of long term marriages, gay husbands, secret affairs, internet gambling addiction, tricky teenagers - and much more.
What the critics say
‘Fun, funny and fast – a really lovely novel.’ Penny Vincenzi, author
‘I really loved this book...and felt quite bereft when I'd finished it.' Fiona Phillips, writer and TV presenter
'At last, a buddy book about real women with real wobbly bits – their thighs and their guys. Funny and warm.' Amanda Platell, journalist and broadcaster
'Friendship is tested to the limit in this impressive, emotional debut.' Closer
'The positive way in which some quite raw issues were dealt with made me care about the characters...it kept me guessing and wanting to keep reading' Essentials
'Smart, funny and poignant gym-lit starring four
highly believable women' Daily Mirror
