Background
Cathy Kelly was born on September 12, 1966, in Belfast, United Kingdom, to Patrick Kelly, an insurance surveyor, and Gabrielle (McAndrew) Bealin-Kelly.
Cathy Kelly and Andrea Smith
UNICEF Ambassador Cathy Kelly at UNICEF's Mother's Day lunch at the Shelbourne Hotel.
Townhall, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland
Kelly attended College of Commerce in Rathmines, Ireland, where she received a certificate in journalism.
(Cathy Kelly has enjoyed unprecedented success in the UK a...)
Cathy Kelly has enjoyed unprecedented success in the UK and her native Ireland. Building on the popularity of her "Dear Cathy" advice column, Kelly brings to her fiction a warmth and humor that speaks to women everywhere.
https://www.amazon.com/Someone-Like-You-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B00AGAV418/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(This book is about weaves a heartwarming tale about a gro...)
This book is about weaves a heartwarming tale about a group of friends who discover that when life gets comfortable, unexpected surprises are just around the corner.
https://www.amazon.com/What-She-Wants-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B002E58OM0/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(From international bestselling author Cathy Kelly, a hear...)
From international bestselling author Cathy Kelly, a heartwarming story of three sisters who are about to discover that - even within a close-knit Irish family - looks can be deceiving.
https://www.amazon.com/Just-Between-Us-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B000FCKM9W/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(An original short fiction by a popular writer of novels f...)
An original short fiction by a popular writer of novels for young women Witty novella from a seasoned storyteller on competition between sisters. Elsie and Maisie live on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Regular letter writers, they tend to boast about their respective families. Over time, the gulf between fact and fiction grows immense, until a letter arrives from Chicago saying that Maisie's granddaughter is coming to stay with her Irish family. With no fancy house and little in the way of luxury, Elsies working-class family sets to work on inventive interior design.
https://www.amazon.com/Letter-Chicago-Open-Door-S/dp/1902602692/?tag=2022091-20
2002
(Abby Barton's TV career is taking off and now she and her...)
Abby Barton's TV career is taking off and now she and her husband can have the life they've always dreamed of in a lovely Irish town - at least, in theory! But when your husband takes you for granted and your teenage daughter hates you, an adoring old flame can spell danger to your seemingly perfect life. Fortunately, Abby has her friends to keep her sane. For starters, her best friend, Sally, owns a beauty salon, and Sally and her husband throw fantastic parties, where there are still more friends to be made.
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Friends-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B0013KIRWY/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(In the Irish town of Carrickwell, with its lush, endlessl...)
In the Irish town of Carrickwell, with its lush, endlessly rolling hills and authentic country tranquility, three women's lives are anything but calm. There's Mel, a compulsively ambitious mother/publicity manager at a high-powered PR firm - living proof that balancing motherhood and a full-time job is no walk in the park.
https://www.amazon.com/Always-Forever-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B000N2HCO2/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(From the outside, the welcoming, garden-adorned houses of...)
From the outside, the welcoming, garden-adorned houses of Summer Street are the picture of Irish charm. But on the inside, unexpected and heartbreaking secrets swirl. At house number thirty-two, hardworking, single-mother Faye Reid conceals the truth about her marriage from her fiery daughter, Amber.
https://www.amazon.com/Past-Secrets-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B003L77WHI/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(This book is about weaves a captivating tale about love, ...)
This book is about weaves a captivating tale about love, friendship, and a web of secrets running through a bustling Irish town.
https://www.amazon.com/Once-Lifetime-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B00321OR76/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of o...)
An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of our bestselling authors Sometimes all we need is a relaxing holiday in the sun. For Anthony and Carole, a week in a lovely Greek hotel has helped them mend the cracks in their marriage. For widowed Jessica, it's the longest she's ever gone without visiting her beloved husband's grave. However when the flight doesn't go according to plan, they are each forced to face up to the very things they have been avoiding for so long. By the time they land, they have learnt important life lessons about themselves and each other which change them forever.
https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Holiday-Quick-Reads-Harper/dp/0007331444/?tag=2022091-20
2010
(Cathy Kelly, the number 1 best-selling author, has create...)
Cathy Kelly, the number 1 best-selling author, has created her first collection of heart-warming short stories. Christmas Magic is full of charming and witty tales of life, love and the everyday dilemmas that we all face, all told in Cathy's unique voice.Can the sisters, Dolores and Genevieve, finally break free from their mother's powerful personality?
https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Magic-Cathy-Kelly/dp/000743734X/?tag=2022091-20
2011
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This writing is “warm, lyrical, and fascinating” (Marian Keyes) and “rich with the emerald allure of the Irish landscape” (Publishers Weekly). In The House on Willow Street, four women discover that home isn’t where you come from, but where you are meant to be.
https://www.amazon.com/House-Willow-Street-novel-ebook/dp/B007EDZ3TO/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Meet the women of Delaney Gardens, a bustling suburban vi...)
Meet the women of Delaney Gardens, a bustling suburban village in the outer reaches of Dublin. There's Cassie, who's spent her married life doing everything right for her children, husband, and mother-in-law, yet feels so exhausted that "wine o'clock" comes a little earlier each afternoon.
https://www.amazon.com/Between-Sisters-Cathy-Kelly/dp/1455540854/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Bess is happy and in love with her new husband Edward, a ...)
Bess is happy and in love with her new husband Edward, a recent widow. However, when she plans a big celebration for Edward's birthday, this May-December romance goes into a tailspin. She quickly realizes that joining a family isn't going to be as easy as she thought.
https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Happy-Marriage-Cathy-Kelly-ebook/dp/B0776TS6WV/?tag=2022091-20
2017
Cathy Kelly was born on September 12, 1966, in Belfast, United Kingdom, to Patrick Kelly, an insurance surveyor, and Gabrielle (McAndrew) Bealin-Kelly.
Kelly studied at a convent school. She also attended College of Commerce in Rathmines, Ireland, where she received a certificate in journalism.
Cathy initially worked for thirteen years as a newspaper journalist with a national Irish Sunday newspaper, where she worked in news, features, along with spending time as an agony aunt and the paper’s film critic. However, her overwhelming love was always fiction, and she published her first international bestseller, Woman To Woman, in 1997. The book became a bestseller and inaugurated Kelly's career as a novelist.
She did not become a full-time writer until she had written another two books (She’s The One and Never Too Late) and finally decided to leave the world of journalism in 2001, moving to HarperCollins Publishers at the same time. Someone Like You and What She Wants followed in successive years. In Autumn 2011, Cathy headlined a search for a new writer on ITV’s The Alan Titchmarsh Show. Her novel is It Started With Paris was published by Orion in 2014.
Cathy Kelly is most commonly known as one of the most successful female authors to come out of Ireland since Maeve Binchy. Cathy’s trademark is warm story-telling, and she consistently tops the bestseller lists around the world with books which deal with themes ranging from relationships and marriage to depression and loss, but always with an uplifting message and strong female characters at the heart.
Kelly was named Young Journalist of the Year in 1986. Her sixth novel, Just Between Us, was her first Sunday Times number one bestseller, while her eighth novel, Always and Forever, topped the UK bestseller lists in October 2005, displacing Dan Brown and J. K. Rowling. In 2007, Past Secrets was also a number one paperback bestseller. Lessons in Heartbreak was shortlisted for the Eason Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in April 2009. In September 2009, Once in a Lifetime topped the UK bestseller lists for three weeks. In March 2011, Homecoming achieved the same feat.
(Abby Barton's TV career is taking off and now she and her...)
2003(From international bestselling author Cathy Kelly, a hear...)
2002(This book is about weaves a heartwarming tale about a gro...)
2001(In the Irish town of Carrickwell, with its lush, endlessl...)
2005(An original short fiction by a popular writer of novels f...)
2002(This writing is “warm, lyrical, and fascinating” (Marian ...)
2012(An exclusive short story for World Book Day from one of o...)
2010(This book is about weaves a captivating tale about love, ...)
2009(Cathy Kelly, the number 1 best-selling author, has create...)
2011(From the outside, the welcoming, garden-adorned houses of...)
2006(Meet the women of Delaney Gardens, a bustling suburban vi...)
2015(This comes a witty, warmhearted novel about friendship, f...)
2010(This book is about one woman’s journey to truly know the ...)
2008(Cathy Kelly has enjoyed unprecedented success in the UK a...)
2000(Bess is happy and in love with her new husband Edward, a ...)
2017(Three women, three birthdays, one year that will change e...)
2018In her books, Kelly focuses on the thoughts, needs, lives, and relationships of a variety of female characters. Kelly has stated that the nature of her characters may be the main contributor to her novels' success.
Cathy has a passionate interest in children’s rights and is an ambassador for UNICEF Ireland. Her role for UNICEF is a Global Parent, which means raising funds and awareness for children orphaned by or living with HIV/AIDs.
Quotations: “I choose my subjects from real life - I hope. I write about modem women who have to cope with everything life throws at them. Because I loathe the sort of modem books where the heroines all wear head-to-toe Yves St-Laurent and never have to worry about where their next penny is coming from, I wanted to write books about normal women. I also kept thinking that I wouldn’t go far wrong if I wrote the sort of book I like to read.
Kelly is a member of the National Union of Journalists.
In 2010, Cathy married John Sheehan, a company director. The couple has twin sons, Dylan and Murray. Currently, Kelly lives with her family, and their three dogs in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow.