Marita Conlon-McKenna





Marita Conlon-McKenna

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Marita Conlon-McKenna is one of Ireland's most popular children's authors. She has written nine bestselling children's books. Under the Hawthorn Tree, her first novel, became an immediate bestseller and has been described as "the biggest success story in children's historical fiction." Marita lives in Dublin with her husband and four children.


Average rating: 3.84 · 1,381 ratings · 124 reviews · 32 distinct works
Under the Hawthorn Tree
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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Wild Flower Girl
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions
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Fields of Home
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 138 ratings4 editions
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The Magdalen
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
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The Blue Horse
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1996
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A Girl Called Blue
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 47 ratings2 editions
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The Hat Shop On The Corner
3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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Safe Harbour
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1995
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The Matchmaker
3.17 of 5 stars 3.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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In Deep Dark Wood
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1999
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