Cathy Kelly

About Cathy

Born in Belfast, Cathy always wanted to write and after journalism college went to work at the Sunday World, Ireland's biggest tabloid Sunday newspaper, where she started in news but went on to become a feature writer, agony aunt, film critic and columnist.

While still a journalist, she decided to have a crack at writing a novel. This was Woman to Woman,which went straight in to the Irish bestseller list and stayed there for 8 weeks. Once In A Lifetime, her eleventh novel published in paperback in September 2009 went to No 1 within days of its release. Her books are international best sellers in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. 

Cathy is also an Ambassador for UNICEF in Ireland helping to raise awareness of the plight of children orphaned in Africa through Aids. She currently lives with her partner, John and six-year-old twin boys in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

To contact Cathy email info@cathykelly.com
 

Summer Reads

Hello everyone, hope the sun is shining in your part of the world (it’s not here, sadly. Where did I put that bronzer…?).
But we can still read...two of my dearest friends have fabulous books out:
Emma Hannigan’s Miss Conceived and Fiona O’Brien’s Without Him.
Both entirely unputdownable. 
And I have puppies...!!! More on website newsletter... coming soon.

Here's the blurb and cover for Miss Conceived by Emma Hannigan:

Angie Breen’s body clock is ticking so loudly she’s certain passers-by must be able to hear it. Still single at forty and beginning to despair, she goes to drastic lengths to ensure she won’t end up childless and alone.

Serena Doyle is the ultimate trophy wife. Married to a dynamic businessman, she is the epitome of glamour and sophistication. But Serena is harbouring a secret and her struggle to conceive blows the cover on an issue she’s been hiding – even from herself.

Ruby White is not yet sixteen and a very precious only child. Her parents are in shock when she announces her pregnancy. Determined to keep the impending baby a secret from their circle of privileged “it” people, they conjure up a plan to save face. But has anyone thought of asking Ruby what she wants?

Is Serena willing to pay the price to achieve conception? And is Angie heading towards bliss or disaster? Three very different women travel the rocky road to childbirth with all its heartrending ups and downs.

Here's the blurb and cover for Without Him by Fiona O'Brien:

Shelley Fitzgibbon has it all – a charismatic, successful husband, three beautiful children and the lifestyle of her dreams. But then her husband, Charlie, disappears, leaving behind more than just a business empire in crisis . . . The luxurious family home is sold and while Shelley’s daughters Olivia and Emma come to terms with being broke, eleven year old Mac refuses to talk about what happened.
 
When Charlie’s estranged mother, Veraopens her doors to the broken family, secrets from the past emerge that reveal there was more to the Fitzgibbon family than meets the eye. And while Shelley struggles to keep her family together, she wonders if she ever really knew the man she married.
 
Meanwhile, six thousand miles away in sunny Cape Town, Charlie is wrestling with life-changing decisions of his own. Can you ever really know anyone? Is blood is always thicker than water?Maybe Charlie’s family are simply better off without him...
 

 

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