Claudia Carroll

Claudia Carroll
Bestselling author and actress, best known for her recurring role as Nicola in RTE’s Fair City.
To date, Claudia has published eighteen bestselling novels, three of which were optioned, two for movies and one for TV.
Her 2018 Irish bestseller The Secrets of Primrose Square, was subsequently adapted for the stage and streamed for four evenings from the Draiocht Theatre in Blanchardstown, Dublin in July 2021.
The Women of Primrose Square was published in August 2019 and also went to number one. The Fixer was published by Zaffre (Bonnier) on the 5th August 2021 and The Love Algorithm in 2022
Claudia’s latest novel Remember I Love You was published by Boldwood Books on 12th February. It tells the story of a quiet Dublin community drawn together by the loved ones they have lost but kept together by friendship and laughter. As Luke, Connie, Alex, Lucy and the other patrons of the Leesom Street Café learn to smile again, none of them are quite ready for meeting the person who may be able to make all their dreams come true…
Praise for Claudia Carroll
“Remember I Love You will break your heart and put it back together again… this novel will captivate you and leave you feeling uplifted and hopeful”
Sinead Moriarty
“Claudia Carroll’s. Remember, I Love You will make you cry on one page and laugh out loud the next. Her characters linger in your heart long after the final chapter. She’s the queen of the one-liner and a master of hope”
Anna Mc Partlin
‘Claudia Carroll is a master of creating a great story … A brilliantly readable, funny novel. Highly recommended.’
Fabulous Magazine
‘Captivating.’
NOW magazine
‘Full of warmth, humour and emotion, this is a wonderfully written, unconventional love story that charms from the very first page. I adored it and didn't want it to end. Read it – I guarantee you'll love it.’
Melissa Hill
‘A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia’s trademark wit and humour.’
Sheila O’Flanagan
‘An emotional roller-coaster … asks some probing questions about relationships and keeps the reader wondering until the very end.’
Irish Independent
‘Full of warmth, humour and compassion.’
Frost Magazine
‘Challenging perceptions and celebrating friendship. Claudia Carroll's latest read is touching, funny and insightful.’
Woman's Own
‘Heart-rending and humorous in equal measures, this story will stay with you long after you read the final chapter.’
My Weekly
‘A superb romcom, with relatable and loveable characters that literally burst from the pages. With laugh-out-loud moments, woven between a heart-warming and hopeful story, it charmed me from the first page.’
Carmel Harrington
Praise For He Loves Me Not...He Loves Me
“It bubbles and sparkles like pink champagne. A hugely entertaining read”
Patricia Scanlan
“A joy of a read from a début author hailed as Ireland's Jilly Cooper”
Woman's Own
“It made me laugh out loud”
Anita Notaro
“Fabulous fun - a sparkling début”
Kate Thompson
“Heartwarming and witty. A wonderful début from Ireland's new answer to Jilly Cooper”
Morag Prunty
Praise For The Last Of The Great Romantics
“A delightfully engaging romp”
HEAT
Praise For Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man
“This is a hilariously funny, extremely accomplished book that I challenge any woman to read it with a straight face”
Irish Independent
“Hilarious... If you are single, married, desperate, blissful or merely content, this book is definitely for you”
First Magazine
“A fun, frothy read, which addresses serious issues about relationships underneath the humour “
My Weekly
Praise For I Never Fancied Him Anyway
“Claudia Carroll has done it again, with a cracking cast of supporting characters and a heroine you just want fate to smile on. Hugely enjoyable”
HEAT
Funny, quirky, romantic...It's impossible to put down once started.
My Weekly
Captivating
NOW magazine
Praise For Do You Want To Know A Secret?
“Amusing and imaginative”
Hot Stars
Praise For If This Is Paradise I Want My Money Back
“Hilarious and thought-provoking”
Good Book Guide
Praise For A Very Accidental Love Story
“Full of warmth, humour and emotion, this is a wonderfully written, unconventional love story that charms from the very first page. I adored it and didn't want it to end. Read it – I guarantee you'll love it.”
Melissa Hill
“A guaranteed laugh.”
Hot Stars
“Filled with energy…and brimming over with enthusiasm”
RTE Entertainment
‘Imaginative, funny…pure escapism.’
News of the World
Praise For Me And You
“An original, funny and poignant story about those things in life that you just can’t plan for…‘A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia’s trademark wit and humour”
Sheila O’Flanagan
Praise For Love Me Or Leave Me
“Brilliantly Funny Stuff”
The Sun
“Claudia Carroll is a master of creating a great story … A brilliantly readable, funny novel. Highly recommended”
Fabulous Magazine
“Hilarious, effervescent, heart-warming”
Irish Independent
“Full of warmth and humour and emotion, this is a wonderfully written, unconventional love story … I adored it … I guarantee you’ll love it!”
Melissa Hill
“Original, poignant and funny … [full of] wit and humour”
Sheila O’Flanagan
‘A heroine you just want fate to smile on’
HEAT
Praise For Meet Me In Manhattan
“An emotional roller-coaster … asks some probing questions about relationships and keeps the reader wondering until the very end”
Irish Independent
‘A heroine you just want fate to smile on’
HEAT
Praise For All She Ever Wished For
“An emotional rollercoaster”
Irish Independent
“A brilliantly readable, funny novel”
Fabulous magazine
Praise For Our Little Secret
“Claudia Carroll is a master of creating a great story”
Fabulous Magazine
Praise For The Secrets Of Primrose Square
“A wise, warm and witty gem . . . I loved it”
Carmel Harrington
“Funny, smart and thoroughly engaging”
Liz Nugent
“It made me laugh and it made me weep . . . a stunning book”
Sinead Moriarty
Praise For The Women Of Primrose Square
“Full of warmth, humour and compassion. A perfectly lovely summer read”
Frost Magazine
“Challenging perceptions and celebrating friendship. Claudia Carroll's latest read is touching, funny and insightful”
Woman's Own
“Heart-rending and humorous in equal measures, this story will stay with you long after you read the final chapter”
My Weekly
Praise For The Love Algorithm
“A superb romcom, with relatable and loveable characters that literally burst from the pages. With laugh-out-loud moments, woven between a heart-warming and hopeful story, it charmed me from the first page”
Carmel Harrington
RIGHTS SOLD
He Loves Me Not...He Loves Me :Transworld Ireland (UK & Ireland), Droemersche Verlagsanstalt (Germany). Uitgeverij Prmetheus (Holland) Editorial Presenca(Portugal) Transworld Ireland (UK) ,
The Last Of The Great Romantics: Transworld Ireland (UK & Ireland), Droemersche Verlagsanstalt(Germany), Unieboek BV (Holland),
Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man: Transworld Ireland(UK & Ireland), HarperCollins (US),S. Fisher Verlag Gmbh (Germany), Unieboek BV (Holland), PT Gramedia (Indonesia), Arnoldo Mondadori (Italy), AST publishers(Russia), Laguna (Serbia) Ediciones B.S.A (Spain), Dogan Edmont Publishing(Turkey),
I Never Fancied Him Anyway: Transworld Ireland (UK & Ireland)Fischer Taschenbuch Verla (Germany), ARNOLDO MONDADORI (Italy), Desk D.O.O (Slovenia), Dogan Edmont Publishing (Turkey),
Do You Want To Know A Secret?: Transworld Ireland (UK & Ireland), Desk D.O.O (Slovenia),Dogan Edmont Publishing (Turkey),
If This Is Paradise I Want My Money Back: Transworld Ireland (UK& UK & Ireland), S. Fisher Verlag Gmbh (Germany), JLX Kft (Hungary), Dogan Edmont Publishing (Turkey),
Personally I Blame My Fairy Godmother: Avon (UK & Ireland) , The House Of Books(Holland)
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?: Avon (UK & Ireland), Piper Verlag GmbH (Germany),
A Very Accidental Love Story: Avon (UK & Ireland), Piper Verlag GmbH (Germany),
Me And You Avon (UK& UK & Ireland),
Love Me Or Leave Me: Avon (UK& UK & Ireland), Harlequin Mondadori (Italy),
Meet Me In Manhattan: Avon (UK & Ireland)
All She Ever Wished For: Avon (UK & Ireland)
Our Little Secret: Avon (UK & Ireland)
The Secrets Of Primrose Square: Bonnier Zaffre (World)
The Women Of Primrose Square: Bonnier Zaffre (World)
The Fixer: Bonnier Zaffre (World)