Emma Ruby-Sachs

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Emma Ruby-Sachs' journalism has been published in The Nation and The Huffington Post. A graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Toronto law school, Ruby-Sachs lived in South Africa for periods in 2003 and 2004 while studying. She has worked as a civil litigator in Windsor and Toronto and currently works with Avaaz, a progressive online organization. Emma lives in Brooklyn.

Books

The Water Man's Daughter

The violent death of a Canadian water company executive in a black township of Johannesburg weaves together the stories of three conflicted women: a South African anti-privatization activist; the water executive's daughter, Claire, and the officer leading the murder investigation. The Water Man's Daughter, like its characters, is fierce and tender, thought-provoking and emotionally rich. This page-turning debut novel introduces Emma Ruby-Sachs as a talented and fearless new voice in Canadian fiction.

McClelland & Stewart - $22.99 – Fiction