Maureen McCarthy

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Maureen McCarthy


Born
Victoria, Australia

Maureen McCarthy, the ninth of ten children, was born in 1953 in country Victoria. She has worked as a teacher in Victorian secondary schools and has written scripts for television and educational films. Her film credits include 'Skipping Class', he award-winning documentary, 'Eating Your Heart Out', and the SBS mini-series, 'In Between', which was later adapted inot four novels by Maureen. Her latest works includes the novels Ganglands and Cross My Heart, which was published in 1993 and short-listed for the NSW Premier's Prize in that year. An Australian author and scriptwriter, her novels concern the lives of emerging adults, from ages sixteen to early twenties. McCarthy has three sons and lives in Melbourne.
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Rose by Any Other Name

3.42 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 2006 — 21 editions
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Chain of Hearts

3.84 avg rating — 651 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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When You Wake and Find Me Gone

3.77 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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Stay With Me

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Somebody's Crying

3.32 avg rating — 407 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions
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Careful What You Wish for

3.48 avg rating — 262 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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Cross My Heart

3.82 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions
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Ganglands

3.44 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions
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“Things are never over even when they're over. ”
Maureen McCarthy, Rose by Any Other Name

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