Deirdre Purcell

Deirdre Purcell was born and brought up in Dublin, and educated there and in a County Mayo convent. Before turning to the writing of fiction, she lived through an eclectic set of careers, including acting, as a member of the permanent company of Ireland’s National Theatre (The Abbey), and journalism for all media – for which she won Ireland’s top awards.

The Winter Gathering

It's ten years on from the first winter gathering, when four of Maggie Quinn's closest friends rushed in to spend Christmas with her after her…

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Pearl

The moving and powerfully engaging story of three sisters, marked by a family tragedy. In 1920s' rural Ireland, Pearl Somers lives happily with her parents,…