Jenny O'Brien
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Jenny O'Brien.
Best Selling, Multi-Genre Author
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New Book, available to pre-order here.
A wartime nurse risks everything to protect mothers and babies in Nazi-occupied Guernsey. Decades later, a hidden record reveals a devastating family truth. Based on a remarkable true story of one woman’s extraordinary courage.
Guernsey, 1943. As German forces tighten their grip on the Channel Islands, nurse Evelyn Nightingale guards a dangerous secret. Within the walls of the Emergency Hospital, she's hidden three babies from the enemy – children who would otherwise face a terrible fate. When a traumatized French woman arrives to give birth, Evelyn must risk everything – with consequences that will echo through the generations.
Dublin, 2018. Still reeling from her mother's death, Kitty White is struggling to keep her family's antique shop afloat when a desperate woman arrives with an old violin to sell. Hidden in its dusty case, Kitty discovers a mysterious list of names that shatters her father's composure. Her search for answers leads her to Guernsey, where she is about to uncover a long-buried secret about her family…
Inspired by true historical events, this heart-wrenching tale will stay with you long after the last page. If you were gripped by The Nightingale, The Alice Network and The Paris Library, you must read The Book of Lost Children.
Contact
For any media inquiries, please contact agent Nicola Barr, The Bent Agency.
Reviews
The writing is stunning. Addictive. I couldn’t put it down. It’s rare I’ll go without sleep, I went without sleep for this one.
I have no negative thoughts on Silent Cry. The story was cinematic and believable.
Set in Wales, a beautiful part of the country, this crime story had me gripped from the beginning.
Realistic police procedure.
The Puppet Maker is a gripping and intense ride through the tangled web of family lies and betrayals. This domestic thriller will keep you guessing until the very end
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Bio
Hello and welcome.
I am delighted you've found my little slice of the Internet.
A little about me.
I was born in Ireland. I always thought I'd like to be a writer. It took thirty years of working as a rehabilitation nurse to finally realise that ambition.
I have always been a reader, writing for me was a natural progression from my love of books. I am working on Book 22 so there have been a lot of words added over the years. I counted them once. Well over a million.
I started writing for children (Boy Brainy) then romances (My Englishwoman series) before shifting to crime and The Stepsister, which stayed top of the UK charts for 5 weeks when it was published. Most recently I have written the Gaby Darin Welsh-set detective series, published by Harper Collins. After, I wrote the Detective Alana Mack Series, which is set in my hometown of Dublin.
I have lived on the island of Guernsey for 35 years and am currently working on The List of Lost Children, my first historical novel, set during the German Occupation. It's a huge deviation for me but something I am very proud of.
Outside of writing, I am married. There are three adult children and a cat or two around too.
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Finally I'm represented by
Nicola Barr of The Bent Agency and published by Storm Publishing and HQ Digital (Harper Collins).
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Thank you.
Jenny O'B
News & Events
Guernsey Literary Festival!
At the Guille Alles Library, Guernsey.
Saturday 26st April, 2025
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