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Cathy Kelly


Ireland (b.1966)

Cathy Kelly is published around the world, with millions of copies of her books in print. A number 1 bestseller in the UK, Ireland and Australia, she is one of Ireland’s best-loved storytellers.
Brought up in Dublin, on leaving school Cathy initially worked as a journalist with a national Irish newspaper, working in news and features alongside being an agony aunt and film critic. She loved being an agony aunt in particular, describing it as a bit like getting a PhD in people. Cathy juggled her job with writing in her spare time, and her first novel, Woman to Woman, was published in 1997. It went straight to number 1 on the Irish Times and Sunday Times bestseller lists.
 

Genres: General Fiction, Romance
 
New and upcoming books
February 2024

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Sisterhood
 
Novels
   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 (2004)
   Past Secrets (2006)
   Lessons in Heartbreak (2008)
   Once in a Lifetime (2009)
   Homecoming (2010)
   The House on Willow Street (2012)
   The Honey Queen (2013)
   It Started With Paris (2014)
     aka A Woman's Heart
   Between Sisters (2015)
   Secrets of a Happy Marriage (2016)
   The Year That Changed Everything (2018)
   The Family Gift (2019)
   Other Women (2021)
   The Wedding Party (2022)
   Sisterhood (2024)
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Collections
   Girls' Night in (2000) (with others)
   Irish Girls about Town (2002) (with Maeve Binchy and Marian Keyes)
   Christmas Magic (2011)
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Series contributed to
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Cathy Kelly recommends
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An Ideal Husband (2024)
Erica James
"Deliciously satisfying."
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Queen Bee (2023)
Ciara Geraghty
"Laugh-out-loud funny with a spikily endearing heroine who runs full tilt at the menopause with a baseball bat in her hands . . . Fast-paced and hilarious."
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Just Got Real (2022)
Jane Fallon
"Witty, funny, beautifully written and dotted with life's truths like sprinkles on a birthday cake."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Cathy Kelly
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A Paris All Your Own (2017)
Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light
edited by
Eleanor Brown

Awards
Romantic Novel of the Year Award Best Novel winner (2001) : Someone Like You


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