Life
1951- ; New Zealand, where her parents emigrated in 1947; her father Denny
d. at sea in mysterious circumstances travelling as doctor to the Tokelau
Islands; family return to Dublin in 1963; studied sociology of Music at
UCD; briefly worked as artist’s model in New Orleans; took MA in
sociology of music, UCD; joined RTÉ as radio director, 1985, and
worked as researcher on ‘Gay Byrne Show’ [radio then tv]; m.
John Caden; author of Mary, Mary (1998), 376pp., psychological
thriller; issued The Courtship Gift (1999) and The Courtship
Gift (Town House 2000); extract from Eager to Please (2000),
a new novel, appeared in The Irish Times, 18 Nov. 2000 [Weekend];
m. with one daughter; issued The Guilty Heart (Macmillan 2003),
a story of child abduction and abuse.
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Criticism
Interview, Sunday Independent, 19 Nov. 2000: Julia Parsons,
Eager to Please, publ. 14 Nov. 2000.
Alannah Hopkin, ‘Treasured Island’ [interview-article], on mystery-writer Julie Parson [and] her love affair with Sherkin, in Irish Times, Magazine (10 May 2003), pp.16-17.
Shirley Kelly, interview with Julie Parsons, in Books Ireland (Summer 2003).
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Princess Grace Irish Library (Monaco)