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==Biography==
Hart was born in [[Sydney]] and educated at [[Barker College]]. She studied law and English at the [[University of New South Wales]] and became a lawyer. She moved to [[London]] in her mid-20s. When she was 26, she suffered a stroke, and decided afterwards that she would try to realize her childhood ambition of writing a novel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Borough Press pre-empts Hart debut in six-figure deal |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/borough-press-pre-empts-hart-debut-six-figure-deal-1249343 |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref>
Hart began writing her debut novel, ''Weyward'', while living in [[Cumbria]], where the novel is set. While writing the novel, she compared the [[Pendle witches|Pendle Witch Trials]] in 1612 and reports of increased violence against women in lockdown and noted, "the two seemed horribly linked."<ref>{{Cite web |last=southernbooklady |date=2023-03-28 |title=Spotlight on: Weyward by Emilia Hart |url=https://thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/book-buzz-weyward/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=The Southern Bookseller Review |language=en-US}}</ref>
''Weyward'' was published in the UK in February 2023, and in March 2023 in the United States, where it became a ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' bestseller.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hardcover Fiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - March 26, 2023 - The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2023/03/26/hardcover-fiction/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was called an "entertaining read" by [[The Times|''The Times'' of London]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Senior |first=Antonia |date=2024-01-16 |title=The latest historical fiction for January 2023 — the lives of two god-struck medieval women |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-latest-historical-fiction-for-january-2023-the-lives-of-two-god-struck-medieval-women-nv77tcddc |access-date=2024-01-21 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' said it was "thoughtful and at times harrowing."<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/emilia-hart/weyward/ |title=WEYWARD - Kirkus Reviews |language=en}}</ref> In the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Between the Covers (TV programme)|Between The Covers]]'' review show it was referred to as a "spellbinding debut novel."<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Arts - BBC Arts - Six thrilling new book releases for your springtime reading list from Between the Covers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/TTt8D2jphq80b8JB8fjRzP/six-thrilling-new-book-releases-for-your-springtime-reading-list-from-between-the-covers |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> In May, ''The New York Times'' included the book on its summer roundup of historical fiction.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Becker |first=Alida |date=2023-05-26 |title=During the Dog Days, Escape to the Old Days |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/books/review/new-historical-fiction-novels.html |access-date=2024-01-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Awards and honours==
''Weyward'' won two [[Goodreads
== References ==
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