Giving light to darkness

Martina Reilly has been on the scene since 1997, when, as Martina Murphy, she wrote prize winning books for teenagers. In 2001, she turned to adult fiction, changing her name to Tina Reilly. Eleven books on, with an Impact long listing, and another change of name, she’s writing consistently engaging books which make you think as well as laugh.

A Moment Like Forever starts with a fire. Andrea, known as Andy, lives alone with her ferociously dominant cat, Baz. She has mixed feelings when her sister Kate, a DJ who discusses sex on a Dublin radio show, asks if she and her boyfriend can move in whilst their gutted flat is renovated. Her solitary life suits her; she works from home, and rarely ventures out.