Orna Ross

Orna Ross was brought up in the Co. Wexford village of Murrintown. After graduating from University College Dublin she worked as a secondary school teacher, as a saleswoman, as a barmaid, as an aerobics instructor and health club manager, as a waitress and eventually as a journalist. In the mid-90s, after a stint living in London and Cheshire, Orna went back to UCD, completed an MA and now combines writing with part-time teaching on BA, MA and outreach programmes. She lives in Dublin with her husband and two teenage children. Novels published by Penguin include Lovers' Hollow and A Dance in Time.