In Search of Lost Thoughts

'What follows is not a tidy narrative. I am not a tidy person. These pages are made of fragments, contradictions, jokes, confessions, and philosophical detours, because, well, that is how life happens . . .'In this book, Emily Crane invites us to share her observations on the extraordinary and the everyday: stacks of washing up sit alongside musings on God; hot coffee accompanies thoughts about creativity; and memories of snails in her childhood garden slip in beside notes on writing, and books. We find Nietzsche living in a house-share with Keats, and a grieving Demeter keeps us company on wintry Sunday morning walks. Drawing upon philosophy, literature, mythology and memoir, In Search of Lost Thoughts is an antidote to the stresses and distractions of the world we live in. Above all, it is a vivid and striking insight into what it means to be a young woman today.

Emily Crane is a writer born and raised in France. She moved to the UK aged twelve, and later studied filmmaking at Newcastle University. She is a classically trained musician in piano, violin, and music theory and an avid marathon runner. She now lives in London with her cat, Larry.Having previously worked as the social media manager for Sapienship, Yuval Noah Harari's social impact company, she now tells stories online for a living. An avid bookworm herself, the focus of her work is based on promoting literature and reading for her generation. In Search of Lost Thoughts is her debut book.