Ireland’s first woman news journalist, Joy Martin was born in Limerick.
She has worked on The Limerick Weekly Echo; The Evening Press, Dublin; Zambia Radio and Television; The Rand Daily Mail in Johannesbuirg and BBC Home News and World Service.
Her first book, TWELVE SHADES OF BLACK, a series of interviews with black people living under apartheid in the townships around Johannesburg, incurred the wrath of racists – and the admiration of the liberal Press.
Her meticulously researched novels depict the landed Catholic families of the south-west of Ireland, their relationships with their Protestant settler neighbours and the part they played in the lead-up to Independence.
Mysteries and murder stories, they often focus on the theme of inherited wrong.
She lives in south-west France.
BOOKS BY JOY MARTIN
- A Wrong to Sweeten
- A Heritage of Wrong
- Ulick’s Daughter
- The Moon is Red in April
- The Image of Laura
- Seeking Clemency
- Twelve Shades of Black
Joy Martin’s books are published by Lume Books UK and are available on Amazon in paperback or on kindle.
