1. Hi, Sinead! Welcome to I Heart.. Chick Lit. Would you like to tell us a bit about yourself to start things off?
Hi, thanks for asking me to contribute!
I live in Dublin with my husband and three young kids plus our black kitten Minnie. I have been writing full time for 12 years now and I never take it for granted. It is such a privilege to do something you love every day. I'm not saying every day is easy – I spend many days thinking what I'm writing isn't good enough - but then there are those amazing writing days when the words fly onto the page. Those days make it all worthwhile!
2. Your latest book, The Secrets Sisters Keep, is out now. Can you tell us a bit about it?
The Secrets Sisters Keep is my 10th novel. It deals with lots of different themes. It’s a story about three siblings going through very different traumas. I wanted to write about the loneliness of being divorced in your early 40s and how frightening the prospect of spending the next 30 or 40 years alone can be.
I also wanted to look at money. While having money can help take away a lot of stresses, it does not come without a price.
And finally I was interested in the intense relationship between a single mother and her daughter. How a woman whose whole life is defined by her intelligence and success would cope if she found out that her beloved daughter was going to have a very different and difficult life.
It’s really also about sisters drifting apart but ultimately supporting each other. It’s about very modern problems that we all can relate to. I wanted to write something very true and raw. There are lots of funny parts to the book, but it’s also (I hope) moving and thought provoking.
3. Could you please describe your perfect writing day?
As I said above, the perfect writing day is when the words just flow and in a way you don’t even know where the inspiration is coming from, it just comes out your fingertips. It’s a little like magic, but don’t tell anyone!
4. You've written numerous best-sellers, do you have a secret recipe for success?
It’s very simple - success is about hard work, tenacity and passion.
5. What are you currently working on? Are you allowed to give us a bit of a teaser?
I'm just doing final edits on my next book The Way We Were. It’s a love story with a big twist!
6. Quickfire Round!
• Coffee or tea?
Tea
• Nutella or peanut butter?
Peanut butter which is strange because I am a chocoholic
• Paperback or eBook?
Paperback
• Favourite beauty product?
Christian Dior ‘Diorshow’ mascara – I swear it makes your lashes look false
• Favourite chocolate?
Galaxy and Cadburys
• Favourite telly show?
The West Wing
• Current read?
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Check out the book trailer for The Secrets Sisters Keep on Sinead's Facebook page now!
To win a copy of The Secrets Sisters Keep, all you have to do is comment below and tell me why you want to read Sinead's latest offering! Giveaway is only open to UK and Ireland residents. It ends on the 11th March 2015.
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