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Cathy Kelly

キャシー・ケリー

Kyashī Kerī

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1966-09-12 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Belfast, Northern Ireland (birth) → Dublin, Ireland (raised)

Career

Occupations
journalist, writer
Active Years
1997-
Affiliations
UNICEF Ireland (ambassador)
Nominations
Lessons in Heartbreak (shortlisted for Eason Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year at Irish Book Awards), Homecoming (shortlisted for Eason Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year at Irish Book Awards)

Awards

Romantic Novel of the Year Award
2001
Work: Someone Like You
Organization: Romantic Novelists' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Someone Like You

2000 Women's fiction

A romantic novel about women and relationships.

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Bibliography

  • Woman to Woman (1997)
  • She's the One (1998)
  • Never Too Late (1999)
  • Someone Like You (2000)
  • What She Wants (2001)
  • Just Between Us (2002)
  • Best of Friends (2003)
  • Always and Forever (2005)
  • Past Secrets (2006)
  • Lessons in Heartbreak (2008)
  • Once in a Lifetime (2009)
  • The Perfect Holiday (2010)
  • Homecoming (2010)
  • The House on Willow Street (2012)
  • The Honey Queen (2013)
  • It Started With Paris (2014)
  • Between Sisters (2015)
  • Secrets of a Happy Marriage (2017)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Focuses on women's fiction exploring relationships
Recurring Motifs
Women and relationships

Legacy

Irish bestselling author of women's fiction, with multiple books topping UK and Irish charts. Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland.

In Popular Culture

  • Appeared on the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars in 2022.

Trivia

  • Born in Belfast, raised in Dublin.
  • Wrote advice column and film criticism for Sunday World.
  • Appeared on Dancing with the Stars (Irish series 5) in 2022.