The Godmothers First Irish Review
My first Irish review for The Godmothers, here in the Sunday Independent newspaper. “Being able to travel to Australia, Scotland, London and Ireland virtually, while we are stuck at home…
Read MoreA Sneak Peek Of The Godmothers
Would you like to read a first chapter extract of The Godmothers on Irish website RTE, before publication day in Ireland and the UK this Thursday, 21 Jan? Here you…
Read MoreUK/Irish Cover Reveal!
I LOVE the wonderful adapted cover art for the UK & Irish edition of The Godmothers – out next week (Jan 21)! Thanks so much to illustrator Dean Proudfoot at…
Read MoreThe Godmothers Nominated For FAB Award
I’m delighted The Godmothers has been nominated for Booktopia’s Favourite Australian Book (FAB) Award for 2020. Round 1 voting is now open. If you read and enjoyed The Godmothers and would…
Read More21 Years As An Author
2021 marks my 21st year as a published author so here are 21 memories and observations on my writing career, in the lead up to my 13th book, THE GODMOTHERS,…
Read MoreA Farewell To 2020
And so (nearly) farewell to 2020, that strange and unforgettable year. I hope you and all your family are feeling optimistic about 2021 – may it be calmer and brighter…
Read MoreBetter Reading Podcast
I always love talking to Cheryl Akle of Better Reading. If you’d like to hear us discuss The Godmothers, my unexpected year in Australia, life in Ireland compared to life…
Read MoreA Change Of Scene Fills Your Soul
One of our most celebrated authors is based in Dublin, but has set several novels on her Clare Valley home turf. I got my first passport when…I was 19 and…
Read MoreFinal Snippet Of The Godmothers
Today I’m sharing the last video in The Godmothers audiobook recording series. The star of this video is actor and voice artist Ella Scott Lynch, who you might recognise from…
Read MoreThe Month Of Christmas Letters
Hello, December the first! Hello to the first paragraph of my novel Hello from the Gillespies: ‘It was December the first. Angela Gillespie did as she’d done on that day…
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