Mary Agnes Donoghue
Writing
Known For

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.
White Oleander

A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Beaches

In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
Veronica Guerin

Jenny Farrell is getting married. But how will her straight-laced family react when they find out that the woman they thought was their daughter’s roommate is actually her fiancée? As the old-fashioned Farrells attempt to come to terms with the prospect of a surprise daughter-in-law, they face a difficult choice: either adapt with the times or risk being left behind.
Jenny's Wedding

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.
Paradise

The murder of a museum curator places art dealer Jack Saunders under suspicion for selling forged treasures to museums. When Jack suddenly dies in a car crash, his wife Adrienne tries to discover what he did on her own. She finds that she knew little about the man she was married to. The more she learns about her husband's possible illegal activities and double life, the more she places her daughter, and herself, in grave danger.
Deceived

A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.