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Olive Collins is an award-winning, bestselling Irish novelist. 

Her first novel, The Memory of Music tells the story of one family during Ireland's most turbulent years, the 1916 uprising and the subsequent War of Independence and Civil War. It is one of the few novels to explore the role of women. It was the winner of the Annie McHale B

Olive Collins is an award-winning, bestselling Irish novelist. 

Her first novel, The Memory of Music tells the story of one family during Ireland's most turbulent years, the 1916 uprising and the subsequent War of Independence and Civil War. It is one of the few novels to explore the role of women. It was the winner of the Annie McHale Best Debut Book Award and has remained in the Amazon Bestselling Charts.  

The Tide Between Us is her critically acclaimed second novel. It traces Ireland's long history with Jamaica. 25% of Jamaicans' claim Irish ancestry, most were deported during colonial times for committing little to no crimes. The Tide Between Us follows the story of one boy, an indentured servant deported to the cane fields of Jamaica and his subsequent generations. This epic spans novel spans 170 years, 5 generations and 2 continents. 

Olive is currently working on her third novel about the first Irish pioneers who joined the wagon trails of the American West to form Irish Catholic colonies.