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Damien Owens was born in Monaghan, Ireland, in 1971. He is the author of six novels: Dead Cat Bounce (2001), Peter and Mary Have a Row (2002), The Bright Side (2008), Little Black Everything (2009), Married to a Cave Man (2018), and Duffy and Son (2022).

The Bright Side and Little Black Everything were published under the name Alex Coleman.

He also created and wrote Trivia, a TV comedy/drama, two series of which were broadcast by RTE (Ireland) in 2011 and 2012.

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	Duffy and Son: A charming novel filled with wry humour and warmth 4.09 avg rating — 1,198 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
	Married to a Cave Man 3.69 avg rating — 140 ratings — 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
	Dead Cat Bounce 3.36 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2001 — 3 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
	Peter and Mary Have a Row 3.46 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2002 — 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 Bright Side by Alex Coleman, Damien Owens (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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
	Gifted by Keira North (Goodreads Author), Damien Owens (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	Little Black Everything by Alex Coleman, Damien Owens (Goodreads Author) 2.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2009 — 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
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“Still, there were days when I wanted to scream in his face that he lived in Ireland, so of course it was going to rain later. It was always going to rain later.”
― Damien Owens, Duffy and Son: A charming novel filled with wry humour and warmth

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