Will O’Shaughnessy

Will O’Shaughnessy

Real life characters

Will O’Shaughnessy, the central character in my first two O’Shaughnessy Chronicle books, Giddyap Tin Lizzie and Bittersweet Harvest, was inspired by my grandfather, Will Fitzsimons. I learned most about Grandfather Fitzsimons from my mother, Laura Annette Fitzsimons,...
Catherine O’Shaughnessy

Catherine O’Shaughnessy

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My four books present the O’Shaughnessy family story, a life progression similar to what many families experienced during those difficult 20th century years. Families struggled to overcome obstacles that most people living today can only know through reading books. I...
Sharon O’Shaughnessy

Sharon O’Shaughnessy

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“Sharon, almost fourteen, looked like her father: short and, as he liked to say, pleasingly plump. But her disposition wasn’t his at all. Like her Cornish ancestors, she was serious, and like her Cornish mother, practical.” — Giddyap Tin Lizzie   In the...
The Grignon Family

The Grignon Family

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“Nine-year-old Aubreana Thorpe was excited, but that didn’t surprise her brother, Wyatt. Aubrey was always excited. Today she would compete for a role in the Butte des Morts’ founder’s pageant that would be performed in August, during the community’s annual Carp Fest....