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Emily Neuberger

Biography

Emily Neuberger

Emily Neuberger is an MFA graduate and grant recipient at Brooklyn College’s fiction program, and previously worked as an editorial assistant at Viking Books. She has a music degree from NYU, where she studied musical theater and writing. A performer for 15 years, she performed at Carnegie Hall in Stephen Schwartz’s birthday celebration and sang for Stephen Sondheim at the Music Institute of Chicago. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. A TENDER THING is her debut novel.

Emily Neuberger

Books by Emily Neuberger

A Tender Thing
by Emily Neuberger - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

In love with musical theater from a young age, Eleanor O'Hanlon memorized every show album she could get her hands on. So when she discovers an open call for one of her favorite productions, she runs off to New York City and auditions. Raw and untrained, she catches the eye of famed composer Don Mannheim, who catapults her into the leading role of his new work, "A Tender Thing," a provocative love story between a white woman and black man. As word of the production gets out, an outpouring of protest whips into a fury. When explosive secrets threaten to shatter the delicate balance of the company, and the possibility of the show itself, Eleanor must face a new reality and ultimately decide what it is she truly wants.