Since November 2009Author Profiles: O
Here all all of our Author Profiles for authors who have the last name of “O”. To skip to a specific author, please click one of them below!
Jump to author: Fiona O’Brien | Anne-Marie O’Connor | Sheila O’Flanagan | Sharon Osbourne | Sharon Owens
Name: Fiona O’Brien
Biography: Fiona O’Brien had a fairly typical Irish upbringing. Mother: famous beauty and nutty as a jumbo pack of cashews. Father: handsome, dictatiorial, renowned surgeon and connoisseur. After wrestling with a convent education she embarked on an award-winning career in advertising before writing her first novel Charity, published in 2002, followed by the equally successful Sold in 2004. She now lives happily in her old stomping ground of Dublin 4.
Website: http://www.fionaobrien.com/
Books: Charity (2002), Sold (2004), None of my Affair (2008), No Reservations (2009), Without Him (2010)
Name: Anne-Marie O’Connor
Biography: Anne-Marie O’Connor was born in Bradford to Irish parents. She has written plays for theatre, radio and television. She now lives in Manchester with her partner and baby.
Website: N/A
Books: Everyone’s Got A Bono Story (2004), My Made-Up Life (2005), Star Struck (2009)
Name: Sheila O’Flanagan
Biography: Sheila O’Flanagan pursued a very successful career in banking before becoming a full-time writer. In her spare time she plays badminton at competition level and she is currently a director of the Irish Sports Council.
Website: http://www.sheilaoflanagan.net/
Books: Suddenly Single (1999), Isobel’s Wedding (1999), Far From Over (2000), My Favourite Goodbye (2001), He’s Got To Go (2002), Caroline’s Sister (2002), Too Good To Be True (2003), Dreaming of a Stranger (2003), Anyone But Him (2004), How Will I Know? (2005), Yours, Faithfully (2006), Bad Behaviour (2007), Someone Special (2008), The Perfect Man (2009), Stand By Me (2010)
Name: Sharon Osbourne
Biography: Sharon Osbourne was born in London in 1952. She is married to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and has three children: Aimee, Kelley and Jack. She divides her time between Los Angeles and Buckinghamshire.
Website: http://www.sharonosbourne.com/
Books: Revenge (2010), Untitled (2011)
Name: Sharon Owens
Biography: Sharon lives in Belfast and enjoys being a stay-at-home mum, as well as a part-time painter. Her debut novel, The Tea House on Mulberry Street, sparked a bidding war at the London Book Fair, just a week after it
was published! As a result, Sharon’s novels are now published in over 12 countries.
Website: http://www.sharonowens.co.uk/
Books: The Teahouse on Mulberry Street (2003), The Ballroom on Magnolia Street (2004), The Tavern on Maple Street (2005), Revenge of the Wedding Planner (also known as The Trouble With Weddings) (2007), It Must Be Love (2008), The Seven Secrets of Happiness (2009)
