Liz Kessler (Born 15 October 1966) is an English writer of children's books, most notably a series about a half-mermaid named Emily Windsnap.
She has written Young Adult books suitable for older audiences (12+), such as Haunt me that addresses topics of suicide and depression.
[3] The Emily Windsnap series of children's novels features a 12-year-old girl who lives alone with her mother on a boat by the seaside.
Emily is a semi-mer which means when fully immersed in water she has a mermaid's tail but when she is on land she has human legs.
Now Emily and her newly found friend Shona Silkfin embark on a trip through the mermaid realm to find out the truth about her, her father and mother, and the unusual Mr. Beeston, the lighthouse keeper.