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Born in Dublin, Louise Phillips returned to writing in 2006, after raising her family. That year, she was selected by Dermot Bolger as an emerging talent in the county. Louise's work has been published as part of many anthologies, including County Lines from New Island, and various literary journals. In 2009, she won the Jonathan Swift Award for her short story Last Kiss, and in 2011 she was a winner in the Irish Writers' Centre Lonely Voice platform. She has also been short-listed for the Molly Keane Memorial Award, Bridport UK, and long-listed twice for the RTE Guide/Penguin Short Story Competition. In 2012, she was awarded an Arts Bursary for Literature from South Dublin County Council. Her debut novel, Red Ribbons, was shortlisted for Best Irish Crime Novel of the Year (2012) in the Irish Book Awards. The Doll's House is her second novel and the winner of the Crime Fiction Book of the Year Award at the BGE Irish Book Awards 2013. www.louise-phillips.com @LouiseMPhillips www.facebook.com/LouisePhillips
A great read told at breakneck speed, cue sitting on the edge of your seat for 400 pages BBC Radio Ulster on THE DOLL'S HOUSE A gripping, suspenseful story peopled with well-drawn characters Irish Independent on THE DOLL'S HOUSE Chilling, mesmerising. Gets under your skin and stays with you Niamh O'Connor on THE DOLL'S HOUSE A real page turner...Phillips' book is laced with tension and gradually builds to a thrilling finale The Irish Post on THE DOLL'S HOUSE Every bit as good as her debut Red Ribbons, this time with much more of a slant towards a psychological thriller which fans of Sophie Hannah and SJ Watson will devour Writing.ie on THE DOLL'S HOUSE Phillips doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of Dublin city...Her characters are well-crafted, the plot interesting and well-executed and, at the risk of sounding cliche, a page turner. It's gritty and it's dark, but at the same time hopeful...A brilliant read. I devoured it Emu Ink on THE DOLL'S HOUSE A cracker of a novel, highly recommended, a phenomenal debut Arlene Hunt on RED RIBBONS An absolutely brilliant book...spine-tingling with loads of twists and turns. A debut novel from a great writer who will soon be up there with the likes of Patricia Cornwell Stafford FM on RED RIBBONS The pace of this book is spot on, revealing information from the killer's past bit by bit to keep the reader turning the pages Novelicious on RED RIBBONS Red Ribbons has been getting rave reviews, especially for the insight it offers into the emotions of a mother who has lost her child Irish Mail on Sunday on RED RIBBONS Dark, spooky but believable Irish Examiner on RED RIBBONS
