Praise for Always and Forever: 'A tear-pricking writer, capable of making you care about her characters! a warm, moving read.' Daily Mail 'Bursting with emotion, heartache and dreams! realistic and likeable characters that meet life-changing events head on.' Ireland on Sunday 'Totally believable.' Rosamund Pilcher 'An absorbing, heart-warming tale.' Company Praise for Always and Forever: 'A feel-good fable about life turned pear-shaped.' YOU Magazine 'Demonstrates her capacity to write observantly and kindly about women and their relationships, lit by occasional laugh-out-loud funny interludes.' Irish Independent 'An absorbing heart-warming tale which transports you into the sleepy hollows of Carrickwell, Ireland.' Real 'An upbeat and diverting tale skilfully told!Kelly knows what her readers wants and consistently delivers.' Sunday Independent Praise for Cathy Kelly: 'Warm and delightful.' New Woman 'Totally believable.' Rosamund Pilcher 'An absorbing, heart-warming tale.' Company

Cathy Kelly is the author of seven other novels all of which were number 1 bestsellers in Ireland, as well as reaching the 'Sunday Times' top ten. Someone Like You was the Parker RNA Romantic Novel of the Year. Her most recent novel, Always and Forever, was a number 1 in both hardback and paperback. In 2005 Cathy became an Ambassador for UNICEF in Ireland, helping to raise awareness of the plight of 12 million children orphaned across Africa through AIDS, and has recently made her first fact-finding trip to Mozambique. Cathy Kelly now lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons, and is currently working on her ninth novel.