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Cathy Kelly
Cathy Kelly (born September 12, 1966) is an Irish writer of women's fiction and a former journalist. In 2001, her novel Someone Like You won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.[2] Life and careerBorn in Belfast but raised in Dublin,[3] Kelly studied at a convent school. She was a journalist for the Sunday World, where she published an advice column and film criticism.[3] Kelly published her first book Woman To Woman, which became an international bestseller, in 1997.[3] She published two more books, She’s The One and Never Too Late, before retiring from journalism in 2001.[4] Someone Like You, What She Wants, Just Between Us, and Best of Friends followed in successive years.[4] Always and Forever was her first hardback to reach number one, then it topped the overall UK bestseller list in October 2005.[4] Her books Lessons in Heartbreak and Homecoming were shortlisted for the Eason Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.[5] Once in a Lifetime topped the UK bestsellers again[6] for multiple weeks.[7] In March 2011, Homecoming did the same. Her short story collection, Christmas Magic, was the Christmas number one in Ireland.[4] She is a number one bestseller in Australia and New Zealand, where she tours annually, and her works have been translated into many different languages.[8] Kelly is involved with many charities and has been an ambassador for UNICEF Ireland since 2005.[3][9] In 2022, Kelly appeared on the fifth series of the Irish version of Dancing With the Stars.[10] Published worksNovels
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