Writing class means Ciara is sitting pretty

IF YOU ask Ciara Geraghty what she does for a living, she’ll say she’s in insurance.

That was true once. She was a loss adjustor until her second two book deal freed her from the day job. But why doesn’t the mum of three, who is frequently compared to Marian Keyes, not proclaim she’s a writer?

“If you say you’re a writer, someone says, ‘I’ve got a great idea for a book,’ and it never is,” she says, raising her eyebrows.