Anna Carey is an Irish author of young adult novels, and journalist and musician. [1] Her first novel, The Real Rebecca, won the Children's Book of the Year (Senior Category) at the Irish Book Awards in 2011. [2]
Carey toured and played with bands for 15 years, both as a singer and musician. During that time, she recorded with the band El Diablo and appeared on two of their albums. [1]
She later became a young adult writer. She wrote a series of books with a protagonist named Rebecca, including The Real Rebecca and its sequels, Rebecca's Rules, Rebecca Rocks and Rebecca is Always Right. [3] The books are written in the form of collected diary entries. [3] [1]
She also wrote a historical fiction series, with the first book titled The Making of Mollie. The book is set in Dublin in 1912; in it, a young girl becomes involved with the women's suffrage movement. [3] The novel's narrative follows a sequence of letters sent to the main character's friend. The second book in the series, Mollie on the March, was published in 2018. [4]
Carey's 2020 book, The Boldness of Betty, takes place in Dublin in 1913 during a labor strike. [5] In 2020, the book was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year in the Senior category. [6] The year after, it was shortlisted for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards. [7]
Carey is married to author and Irish Times journalist Patrick Freyne. [6]
Anna Carey is an Irish author of young adult novels, and journalist and musician. [1] Her first novel, The Real Rebecca, won the Children's Book of the Year (Senior Category) at the Irish Book Awards in 2011. [2]
Carey toured and played with bands for 15 years, both as a singer and musician. During that time, she recorded with the band El Diablo and appeared on two of their albums. [1]
She later became a young adult writer. She wrote a series of books with a protagonist named Rebecca, including The Real Rebecca and its sequels, Rebecca's Rules, Rebecca Rocks and Rebecca is Always Right. [3] The books are written in the form of collected diary entries. [3] [1]
She also wrote a historical fiction series, with the first book titled The Making of Mollie. The book is set in Dublin in 1912; in it, a young girl becomes involved with the women's suffrage movement. [3] The novel's narrative follows a sequence of letters sent to the main character's friend. The second book in the series, Mollie on the March, was published in 2018. [4]
Carey's 2020 book, The Boldness of Betty, takes place in Dublin in 1913 during a labor strike. [5] In 2020, the book was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year in the Senior category. [6] The year after, it was shortlisted for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards. [7]
Carey is married to author and Irish Times journalist Patrick Freyne. [6]