Emma Heatherington: 'I couldn't lift my head off the pillow. I couldn't see. I couldn't speak'

When Emma Heatherington spoke on air to Claire Byrne about her new book, she was about to begin a stem cell transplant. As she finishes her four-week isolation, the author talks to Gemma Fullam

Emma Heatherington, back home in County Tyrone, following her recent cancer treatment. Pics: Alan Lewis

Emma Heatherington flickers into view, her beaming smile lighting up my computer screen. 

Even over Zoom, the 48-year-old writer radiates warmth and heart, qualities her bestselling novels have in spades.