Catherine Gray faced childhood bullying because of her accent and had a tumultuous early adulthood — experiences she drew on for her first novel ‘Versions of A Girl’ Catherine Gray. Photo: David Yeo Catherine Gray is no stranger to the bestseller charts after writing uplifting and celebratory odes to the single, sober and everyday life in her Unexpected Joy series. And while the Northern Irish writer has written with candour about her experiences as a ‘retired wreckhead’ (her words) and a longtime singleton, her first novel sees her move into rather more high-concept territory.
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