She Left Me the Gun
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2013
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780571275823
Description: When Emma Brockes was ten years old, her mother said 'One day I will tell you the story of my life and you will be amazed.' Growing up in a tranquil English village, Emma knew very little of her mother's life before her. She knew Paula had grown up in South Africa and had seven siblings.