'Very smart, very savvy and very very funny' -- Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of Sister 'Fabulously clever, brilliantly observed' -- Cathy Kelly 'Readers will find themselves on these pages and revel in the connection ... I loved it' -- Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Shoemaker's Wife 'It was sophisticated, witty, with a sharp eye for the ridiculous. I loved it!' -- Katie Fforde Witty and sasy ... a smart, funny book that has as its backdrop vibrant, bustling New York -- Sunday Express Grown-up, superior chick lit: full of wit and clever observations on the cultural differences between London and New York, but also on friendship between women' -- Lady A subversively charming debut about a group of happily imperfect New Yorkers ... Clever and witty: the best kind of summer book -- Kirkus AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN NEW YORK serves up a tasty dose of female bonding in the Big Apple -- Sunday Times (Ireland) Casey's characters make [An Englishwoman in New York] stand out in the canon of contemporary commercial women's fiction. Her writing is sharp and precise and brilliantly visual -- Sunday Business Post A sophisticated and beguiling tale ... witty and wise ... full of quotable one liners and clever observations that manage not to obscure the considerable heart of the novel -- Irish Independent Casey's debut leaves the reader eager for more -- Publishers Weekly A sliding puzzle of a book ... a quick, breezy read -- New York Observer A witty, sophisticated piece of entertainment that doesn't insult our intelligence and isn't written for little girls ... I read this in the garden and it was perfect -- Saga

Anne-Marie was a script editor and producer of prime-time television drama for ten years before becoming a writer full time. She has written scripts for films and television series in the UK and Ireland and her stage adaptation of Little Women was staged at the Gate Theatre in Dublin in 2011. An Englishwoman in New York, her first book, was inspired by her experiences living in Manhattan with her family and her love/love relationship with the City. She is married to the novelist Joseph O'Connor. They now live in Dublin, Ireland, with their two sons.