The rivers - Emily Scialom

The rivers of Cam and the Thames flow freely through Cambridge and London, as do the lives of this plethora of characters. While Elizabeth Dalston and John Cross form a loving marriage a sea of alternative romantic dynamics emerges from the chaos of 21st-century Britain. Amidst a backdrop of philosophic and emotional turmoil, these two lovers manage to explore the depths of their love in its wildest form.

Emily Scialom was born in Hackney, London, on 27 July 1984 and relocated to Glastonbury, Somerset, in 1986. She graduated from Liverpool University in 2007 with a BA degree in Communications, Media and Popular Music. She has lived in Cambridge since 1996.As a poet, she was initially published in 1992 and became internationally published in 2001. Her debut novel, The Religion of Self-Enlightenment, was released on 25 August 2016 by Olympia Publishers. Emily has written for magazines such as Standard Issue and newspapers such as Cambridge News.