Claire Allan

Claire Allan is a former journalist, turned bestselling author from Derry in Northern Ireland., She graduated with a Masters Degree in Newspaper Journalism from Ulster University in 1999, before starting work as a staff reporter with the Derry Journal - covering an array of news from politics to human interest stories. She was the paper's first fem... ale columnist in its 200 year history. She also worked for a time as acting news editor. The highlights of her career in journalism with the included being part of the award winning team that covered the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday, and covering Derry's year as the first UK City of Culture. She maintains the best part of the job was always meeting 'ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell'. In 2006, Claire decided to try and fulfil a lifetime ambition to write a novel and spent six months writing 'Rainy Days and Tuesdays' - loosely based on her own experienced of post-natal depression. This was published by Poolbeg Press in Ireland in 2007 and became an instant bestseller. Seven more women's fiction novels followed before Claire decided to leave journalism to concentrate on writing, and also to try her hand at writing psychological thrillers. Ten years after 'Rainy Days and Tuesdays' was written, Claire began to write 'Her Name Was Rose', which was published by Avon Books in 2008. It became a bestseller in the UK, Ireland, Canada, America and Australia. It was followed by Apple of My Eye (Jan, 2019) and 'Forget Me Not' (May, 2019) and 'The Liar's Daughter' (January 2020) Claire still lives in Derry, and is a very proud Derry Girl. She is married and has two children - the Teen and the Wee Doll - and two cats, Alfie and Kitty Purry, and a puppy called Izzy.Read More