Anna McPartlin

Anna McPartlin (born 1972) is an Irish novelist. Her novel Pack Up the Moon was her debut feature.

Biography Anna McPartlin was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1972. As a teenager she grew up with her aunt and uncle as a fosterling in Kenmare, County Kerry. She studied marketing before working as a stand-up comedian. Her novels (since 2006) were translated into German. She is married and lives in Dublin.

McPartlin adapted her own book for a film version of The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes, filmed in 2025, with a cast including Niamh Algar and Sam Claflin.

Novels Pack Up the Moon (2006) Apart from the Crowd (2007) also published as No Way to Say Goodbye (2009) The Truth Will Out (2008) also known in the states as As Sure As the Sun Alexandra, Gone (2010) also published as So what if I’m broken (2010) and The One I Love (2010) The Space Between Us (2011) Somewhere Inside Of Happy (2015) The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes (2015) Below the Big Blue Sky (2020) " Waiting for a Miracle" (2021)