Anna McPartlin is an Irish

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 novelist. Her novel Pack Up the Moon (2006) was her debut feature.

Biography

Anna McPartlin was born in Dublin, Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, in 1972. As a teenager she grew up with her aunt and uncle as a fosterling in Kenmare

Kenmare

Kenmare is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay.-Location:...

, County Kerry

County Kerry

Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

. She studied marketing before working as a stand-up comedian

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

. Her novels (since 2006) were translated into German. She is married and lives in Dublin.

Novels

• Pack Up the Moon (2006)
• Apart from the Crowd (2007)
• The Truth Will Out (2008) also known in the states as As Sure As the Sun
• No Way to Say Goodbye (2009)
• Alexandra Gone (2010)

External links

• Anna goes through life by the book