Brenna Briggs is a former
actress and documentary film
director-producer-writer.
She writes The Liffey Rivers Irish
Dancer Mysteries from Sligo,
Ireland, and Mineral Point,
Wisconsin.
She is presently working on Book
Five of the Liffey Rivers series:
THE ALASKAN SUN, and an
historical novel for young adults
about early romantic period author
Sydney Owenson, who penned
The Wild Irish Girl and later
became Lady Morgan, the first
woman in Ireland to receive an
author's pension.
Briggs writes about this
remarkable woman from a unique
vantage point, as she has often
visited Longford House, the
ancient estate where Owenson
penned much of The Wild Irish Girl.
THE LIFFEY RIVERS IRISH DANCER MYSTERIES
Sydney Owenson
COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN IRISH DANCING AND CULTURE MAGAZINE. |
LONGFORD HOUSE
This series of "Tween" books by
Brenna Briggs has everything: a
great mystery, Irish culture, and
plenty of Irish dancing. Brenna
Briggs writes with flair and
passion, and her novels fill a
yawning gaping hole in literature
for Irish-American girls. Write on,
Ms. Briggs! We can't wait for the
rest of Liffey's adventures!
M.E. Sweeney
BellaOnline
Irish Culture Editor
Brenna Briggs has everything: a
great mystery, Irish culture, and
plenty of Irish dancing. Brenna
Briggs writes with flair and
passion, and her novels fill a
yawning gaping hole in literature
for Irish-American girls. Write on,
Ms. Briggs! We can't wait for the
rest of Liffey's adventures!
M.E. Sweeney
BellaOnline
Irish Culture Editor