Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin, and educated there and in a County Mayo convent. Before turning to the writing of fiction, she lived through an eclectic set of careers, including acting, as a member of the permanent company of Ireland`s National Theatre (The Abbey), and journalism for all media – for which she won Ireland’s top awards. She has written numerous fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and for six years, presented ‘What It Says in the Papers’ slot for RTE’s Morning Ireland programme, leaving in 2018 to concentrate on her writing.

Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin, and educated there and in a County Mayo convent. Before turning to the writing of fiction, she lived through an eclectic set of careers, including acting, as a member of the permanent company of Ireland`s National Theatre (The Abbey), and journalism for all media – for which she won Ireland’s top awards. She has written numerous fiction and non-fiction bestsellers and for six years, presented ‘What It Says in the Papers’ slot for RTE’s Morning Ireland programme, leaving in 2018 to concentrate on her writing.