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Christine Breen

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in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, The United States

April 12

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Her Name is Rose is Christine's debut novel.

Born and raised in New York and educated in Boston and Dublin, she now lives in the west of Ireland. In addition to being a writer, Christine is an artist, homeopath and garden designer. Along with her husband, the novelist Niall Williams, she co-authored four bestselling non-fiction books on country living in County Clare, which were published by Soho Press in New York. O COME YE BACK TO IRELAND is now available as an ebook.

In 2002, Christine and her family travelled around the world for 9 months. A travel memoir, SO MANY MILES TO PARADISE was published in Ireland the following year, and is now also available as an ebook. At various times Christine has been a houseplant doctor for Neiman Marcus, ...more

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	O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author), Christine Breen (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,273 ratings — published 1987 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Name Is Rose 3.58 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2015 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author), Christine Breen (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Summer's in the Meadow by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author), Christine Breen (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Luck of the Irish: Our Life in County Clare by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author), Christine Breen (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pipes Are Calling : Our Jaunts Through Ireland by Niall Williams (Goodreads Author), Christine Breen (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Many Miles to Paradise: From Clare to There 4.02 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Name is Rose 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reader's Digest Condensed Books; 1988 #1, Volume 175: Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle / Not Without My Daughter / The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall / O Come Ye Back to Ireland by Dorothy Gilman, Betty Mahmoody, William Hoffer 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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