Emma L. Darwin (born 8 April 1964[1]) is an English historical fiction author, writer of the novels The Mathematics of Love (2006) and A Secret Alchemy (2008) and various short stories.
Darwin has lamented that any reviews of her work inevitably include references to her family background.
The novel she wrote for the degree became The Mathematics of Love, which was sold to Headline Review, as the first of a two-book deal.
Meanwhile, she had found the form of a research degree so fruitful that she completed a PhD in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths' College in 2010, where her supervisor was Maura Dooley.
The Mathematics of Love was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Best First Book Award for the Europe and South Asia region.