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Nicola Kearns is the author of novel 'Under a Maltese Sky'. Being caught up in war is not what Ana Mellor expects when she lands in Malta to join her Wing-Commander father. In the midst of horror and destruction, the courage and resilience of the Maltese people is revealed as they struggle to survive.Ana falls in love but treachery intervenes with catastrophic consequences.Meanwhile, disillusioned with Ireland's fight for political independence, Ernie McGuill leaves home to join the British Army. Due to the outbreak of war he trains as a fighter pilot and is posted to Malta.It is against this background that the characters of Ana, Ernie and many others are interwoven in a story of betrayal and intrigue. This is not unravelled until generations later when two women make a journey to Malta - a journey that is to have astonishing consequences.

Nicola Kearns Date of Birth: 3rd February 1971 (Age 45) Born: Lurgan Co. Armagh Northern Ireland Presently living: Fenagh, County Leitrim Ireland Occupation: Novelist Writer Marriage: 1995 Annulled 2008

Biography Born in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, to flee the violence witnessed daily on the streets, her family moved to Co. Louth, homeplace of her mother. Leaving home at 17 Nicola worked in Germany for sometime before returning to Ireland where she lived in both Dublin and Co. Down. After a brief marriage to ex-INLA member Damian McShane, her marriage was annulled following his admittance to being gay. Nicola has two sons who are now in their twenties. Having moved to Co. Leitrim in 2007 Nicola has published a novel 'Under a Maltese Sky' and is currently writing her second novel, 'The Azure Window'. Her short stories have been printed in Woman's Way magazine.