Authors
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Renate AhrensRenate Ahrens was born in Germany in 1955. After some years working as a teacher, she moved to Dublin in 1986 with her husband and has since worked as a freelance author. As well as children’s and adult novels, she has writtenstage and radio plays and scripts for children’s television programmes.... |
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Dermot BolgerBorn in Dublin in 1959, Dermot Bolger’s nine novels for adults include The Woman’s Daughter, The Journey Home, The Valparaiso Voyage and most recently The Family on Paradise Pier. He is the author of over a dozen stage plays, including The Lament for Arthur Cleary, which received The Samuel Beckett... |
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Jean FlitcroftDr Jean Flitcroft, born in 1964, lives in Dublin with her husband and three boys. She attended Holy Child School, Killiney and studied science in University College Dublin. On being awarded a Welcome Scholarship she went on to Magdalen College, Oxford University where she obtained her doctorate.... |
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Maeve FrielMaeve Friel was born in Derry and educated in Dublin where she currently lives. She is the creator of the popular Tiger Lily trilogy and the Witch-in-Training series and has been the recipient of many awards including the Hennessy Award, the Bisto Book Award and the Reading Association of Ireland... |
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Geraldine MeadeGeraldine Meade lives in Dublin with her husband Johnny and their five children. She is a primary school teacher and has an MA in Children’s Literature. Flick is her first novel. |
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Tom O'NeillTom O’Neill is one of a very close knit family of eleven brought up on a farm in County Carlow. His working life started in science teacher training in impoverished schools in South Africa and he is currently involved in computer based education and running a farm in Kilkenny. |