In 2001 Roisin Meaney (Kerry born, Limerick based, roots in Clare courtesy of parents) took a year off primary teaching and travelled to San Francisco to write The Daisy Picker, which won a two book publishing deal with Tivoli Books.
In 2008, with four published novels under her belt, she gave up the day job to write fulltime. To date she is the author of fourteen adult novels and two children’s books, and her works have been translated into several languages. Selected books have also been published in Australia and the US. She is currently working on the next, which is scheduled to hit the shelves in June 2018.