After completing her graduation, author Harrison moved to London and began working as a Headteacher in a primary school. Despite her mastery in these languages, she says that she liked history as her favorite subject during her school days. Author Harrison was born in Cork, Ireland, where she completed her degree in the subject of German and French. She has described the lead character, of Mara as a woman who is quite close to her heart.
Author Harrison was particularly interested in learning about the women living in that era, who used to get burned to death when caught cheating with against their husbands.
She was particularly interested in learning about the ancient Irish system because of its mild, humane, civilized, and quite modern features. Author Harrison says that she is very much fond of the historical tales and was too intrigued when she first read about the Brehon laws. The first successful historical crime series written by her is known as the Burren Mysteries.Īll the novels of this series tell the stories of Mara, who is described by the author as an investigating magistrate in the ancient judicial system of Ireland called Brehon Laws. As of today, author Harrison lives happily on in her farm house located in the Burren near the western region of Ireland. This historical crime novel was followed by a series of similar novels featuring the lead character named Mara. The first novel that she wrote based on the Celtic historical genre was titled as My Lady Judge. Since then, she has written around 26 children’s books and several other mystery and thriller novels.
But, after the publication and success of her debut novel, she has left her previous job and has become a full time writer. Before going on to become a writer, author Harrison used to work as a school teacher. She is the native of Cobh, County Cork, located in Ireland, and has experienced a lot of success in her writing career. Cora Harrison is one of the noteworthy authors from Ireland, who is well known all over the world for writing highly successful novels based on the mystery, thriller, children’s books, and adult genres.
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