An interview with Shelf Awareness

The wonderful Shelf Awareness interviewed me recently for their The Writer’s Life feature. We had a really interesting chat about the technologies used in spy work, the conflict between Britain and Russia and how it’s still timely today, and how my own identity crises fed into those present in Alias Emma.

Here’s a sample of our conversation…

“In my time, I’ve changed careers, towns, even nations. Each move always feels like an opportunity to reinvent yourself. And yet, in my experience, no matter how far you travel, you can’t escape yourself. The past tags along. No matter how hard you try to leave it behind, it always packs itself in your luggage. And this is one lesson that Emma Makepeace is learning in Alias Emma. She can change her appearance, her name, even her eye color—but she will always be shaped by her past.”

— Ava Glass: The Writer's Life READ THE FULL INTERVIEW