WRITING – I write from necessity. If I’m not writing, I’m miserable. I’ve written lots of non-fiction over the years but I reached a turning point in 2009 when I was short listed for the Virginia [Woolf] prize for my novel, Bone and Blood, published in 2014. Now every day is a writing day wherever I am.
Gunther
Gunther will be my third novel. It is about writing and AI Das Buch erscheint im Herbst. Stay tuned!
Michel-Michelle
My second novel Michel-Michelle challenges fixed notions of gender and seeks to increase awareness of diversity in ourselves, our friends, our families, and others.
Bone and Blood
My first novel, Bone and Blood, was inspired by a visit to Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin where I found out some Irish women had been imprisoned during the Second World War.
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How could she?
In my novel, „Bone and Blood“, a young woman, Aisling, regrets choices she has made. Is she responsible for those choices? Is she a victim or is it more complicated than that? Are her choices corrupted by ambiguity, secrecy and…
How could I?
Reading to understand myself and others has been in my blood since I first examined the picture of the British Houses of Parliament on the bottle of brown sauce, that accompanied the Irish family fry, and persuaded a sibling to…
Boomerang
Letting people know my novel, „Bone and Blood“ is about to be published feels like throwing a boomerang in a public place. When I tell people or invite them to the launch, the words curve in the air and vibrate…
Launch of „Bone and Blood“ in Berlin
On 25th October, my novel, Bone and Blood will be launched in Schoeneberg, Berlin in a Chapel in the cemetery, St. Alter-Matthaeus Kirchhof, Grossgoerschenstrass 12-14, Berlin 10829. The first 50 who have already responded to the invitation are invited for…
Publishing
Hibernation in Donegal and Berlin in order to write novels has turned me into a hedgehog – mostly out of sight; slow to move; and quick to prickle-up. The imminent publication of my first novel, „Bone and Blood“ makes me…
Hello old friends
2012 will be the year of big changes. I want to reclaim my social network by using this blog as a newsletter. I plan to let you have a look at progress on the garden, my writing and the self-catering…