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.
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.
Awards: RNA (2001)
Genres: General Fiction, Romance
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)
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)
Collections
Girls' Night in (2000) (with others)
Irish Girls about Town (2002) (with Maeve Binchy and Marian Keyes)
Christmas Magic (2011)
Irish Girls about Town (2002) (with Maeve Binchy and Marian Keyes)
Christmas Magic (2011)
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