Evelyn O'Connell grew up on Ireland's west coast and studied English and history at Trinity College Dublin. Before publishing fiction, she worked as an archivist and a barista, jobs that sharpened her eye for the small artifacts of everyday life. Her short stories have appeared in Irish literary journals, and her first novel debuted in 2018. O'Connell's work often explores coastal communities, inheritance, and second chances. A recipient of an Arts Council bursary, she lives near Lahinch with her partner and a terrier named Bramble. When not writing, she volunteers with a lighthouse heritage group and experiments with brown bread recipes that never turn out the same way twice.
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