# Cathy Kelly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cathy_Kelly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cathy_Kelly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Kelly > Source revision: 1298682572 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Irish writer This article is about the Irish former journalist and writer. For the American ring announcer, television host, journalist and actress, see [Cathy Kelley](/source/Cathy_Kelley). Cathy Kelly Born (1966-09-12) 12 September 1966 (age 59)[1] Belfast, Northern Ireland Language English Period 1997–present Genre Women's fiction Subject Women and relationships Notable awards RoNA Award Website www.cathykelly.co.uk **Cathy Kelly** (born September 12, 1966) is an Irish writer of [women's fiction](/source/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](/source/Romantic_Novelists'_Association).[2] ## Life and career Born in [Belfast](/source/Belfast) but raised in [Dublin](/source/Dublin),[3] Kelly studied at a [convent school](/source/Convent_school). She was a journalist for the *[Sunday World](/source/Sunday_World),* where she published an [advice column](/source/Advice_column) and [film criticism](/source/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](/source/Eason_%26_Son) Irish Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the [Irish Book Awards](/source/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](/source/UNICEF_Ireland) since 2005.[3][9] In 2022, Kelly appeared on the [fifth series](/source/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(Irish_series_5)) of the [Irish version of *Dancing With the Stars*](/source/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(Irish_TV_series)).[10] ## Published works ### Novels - *Woman to Woman* (1997) - *She's the One* (1998) - *Never Too Late* (1999) - *Someone Like You* (2000) - *What She Wants* (2001) - *Just Between Us* (2002) - *Best of Friends* (2003) - *Always and Forever* (2005) - *Past Secrets* (2006) - *Lessons in Heartbreak* (2008) - *Once in a Lifetime* (2009) - *The Perfect Holiday* (2010) - *Homecoming* (2010) - *The House on Willow Street* (2012) - *The Honey Queen* (2013) - *It Started With Paris* (2014) - *Between Sisters* (2015) - *Secrets of a Happy Marriage* (2017)[11] ### Novellas - *Letter from Chicago* (2002) ### Collections - *Christmas Magic* (2011) ## References and sources 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cathy_Kelly_goes_from_agony_aunt_to_bestselling_novelist_1-0)** ["Cathy Kelly goes from agony aunt to bestselling novelist"](http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/books/from-agony-aunt-to-bestselling-novelist/story-e6freqkx-1225910907417). [Brisbane Courier-Mail](/source/Brisbane_Courier-Mail). 27 August 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-RoNAAwards_2-0)** ["Awards"](https://romanticnovelistsassociation.org/awards/). *RNA*. Retrieved 14 January 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Book_Talk:_Modern,_ancient_Ireland_inspire_novelist_Cathy_Kelly_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Book_Talk:_Modern,_ancient_Ireland_inspire_novelist_Cathy_Kelly_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Book_Talk:_Modern,_ancient_Ireland_inspire_novelist_Cathy_Kelly_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Book_Talk:_Modern,_ancient_Ireland_inspire_novelist_Cathy_Kelly_3-3) Askin, Pauline (1 April 2009). ["Book Talk: Modern, ancient Ireland inspire novelist Cathy Kelly"](https://www.reuters.com/article/books-author-kelly-idUSSYD50235020090401/). *[Reuters](/source/Reuters)*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cathy_Kelly_The_Official_Site_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cathy_Kelly_The_Official_Site_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Cathy_Kelly_The_Official_Site_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Cathy_Kelly_The_Official_Site_4-3) ["Home"](https://www.cathykelly.co.uk/). *Cathy Kelly*. 6 March 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Eclectic_shortlist_for_Irish_Book_Awards_5-0)** Burke-Kennedy, Eoin (1 April 2009). ["Eclectic shortlist for Irish Book Awards"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/eclectic-shortlist-for-irish-book-awards-1.734701). *[The Irish Times](/source/The_Irish_Times)*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Byrne, Andrea (20 September 2009). ["Literary elite bring their words to life"](https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/literary-elite-bring-their-words-to-life/26567863.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Stone, Philip (15 September 2009). ["Cathy Kelly stays on top for HarperCollins"](https://www.thebookseller.com/news/cathy-kelly-stays-top-harpercollins). *The Bookseller*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100119090216/http://www.thebookseller.com/news/96846-cathy-kelly-stays-on-top-for-harpercollins.html) from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Curtis_Brown_8-0)** ["Cathy Kelly"](https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/cathy-kelly). *Curtis Brown*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["what you can do to help unicef"](https://www.independent.ie/life/what-you-can-do-to-help-unicef/26590680.html). *[Irish Independent](/source/Irish_Independent)*. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Fetherstonhaugh, Neil (14 December 2021). ["Author Cathy Kelly to compete on Dancing with the Stars"](https://www.sundayworld.com/showbiz/irish-showbiz/former-sunday-world-agony-aunt-cathy-kelly-to-join-dancing-with-the-stars/41148101.html). *SundayWorld.com*. Retrieved 13 January 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-SECRETSHAPPYMARRIAGE_11-0)** ["Secrets of a Happy Marriage by Cathy Kelly"](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/cathy-kelly/secrets-of-a-happy-marriage.htm). *Fantastic Fiction*. Retrieved 29 January 2017. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.cathykelly.co.uk/) - [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/cathykellybooks/) - [Twitter page](https://twitter.com/cathykellybooks/) - [Fantastic Fiction page](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/cathy-kelly/) - [Author profile](https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Cathy-Kelly/18464596) on [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND WorldCat National United States France BnF data Japan Czech Republic Portugal Netherlands Latvia Poland Israel Belgium Croatia People Trove LibraryThing Other IdRef Open Library Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cathy Kelly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Kelly) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Kelly?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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