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Frank Delaney

Biography

Frank Delaney

Frank Delaney is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel IRELAND, as well as TIPPERARY, SHANNON and SIMPLE COURAGE: A True Story of Peril on the Sea. A former judge for the Man Booker Prize, Delaney enjoyed a prominent career in BBC broadcasting before becoming a full-time writer. Born in Tipperary, Ireland, he now lives in New York City and Connecticut.

Frank Delaney

Books by Frank Delaney

by Frank Delaney - Fiction

In the winter of 1951, a storytellerarrives at the home of nine-year-old Ronan O'Mara in the Irish countryside and stays for three wonderful evenings. These nights change young Ronan forever, setting him on a years-long pursuit of the elusive, itinerant storyteller and the glorious tales that are no less than the saga of his tenacious and extraordinary isle.