Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau

Described in the Irish Times as 'one of our foremost writers for young people', Sheena Wilkinson has won numerous awards for her eight novels, including the Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year for Grounded. Her historical trilogy about young women coming of age in the Ireland of a century ago has been praised for its 'formidable narrative and . . . acute sense of historical justice' (Belfast Telegraph). Her short stories and memoirs have won or been shortlisted in many competitions, including the Fish and the Bridport. Mrs Hart's Marriage Bureau is her first novel for adults. Sheena lives by the shores of Lough Neagh.