Emma Hannigan was born on September 25, 1972 in Ireland. Before becoming an author, she trained as a chef at Ballymaloe cookery school and as a beauty therapist. Her novels included Designer Genes, The Summer Guest, The Secrets We Share, The Wedding Promise, The Perfect Gift, and Letters to My Daughters. Her 2011 memoir Talk to the Headscarf was updated and reissued in 2017 as All to Live For: Fighting Cancer, Finding Hope. She was also a blogger and a Breast Cancer Ireland ambassador. She died after a long battle with cancer on March 3, 2018 at the age of 45.
Emma Hannigan was born on September 25, 1972 in Ireland. Before becoming an author, she trained as a chef at Ballymaloe cookery school and as a beauty therapist. Her novels included Designer Genes, The Summer Guest, The Secrets We Share, The Wedding Promise, The Perfect Gift, and Letters to My Da...