Author Emma Healey draws on history with depression in new book

As a teenager, author Emma Healey’s depression almost resulted in her being sectioned. She draws on those dark days for her follow up to ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’, writes Rowena Walsh.

Emma Healey doesn’t miss a beat. “I had a breakdown when I was 15,” says the award-winning novelist. She is talking about the genesis of her latest work, Whistle in the Dark, a compelling tale that starts with the discovery of the teenage Lana who has been missing for four days.