Frank Delaney

Frank Delaney (1942-2017) was an Irish author. He was also a journalist, broadcaster, screenwriter, playwright, lecturer and more. After spending years covering the Troubles in Ireland for RTÉ, he covered books and the publishing industry for BBC Radio 4 on his weekly program “Bookshelf.” He interviewed thousands of authors over the next five years. He later wrote and presented for the BBC weekly TV show “Omnibus.” Frank Delaney made his debut as an author in 1981 with the non-fiction book James Joyce’s Odyssey. His first fiction book was an anthology he edited entitled Silver Apples, Golden Apples in 1987. His first full-length novel was 1992’s The Sins of the Mothers. Below is a list of Frank Delaney’s books in order of when they were first published: Frank Delaney Synopses: The Amethysts by Frank Delaney is a standalone novel. Nicholas Newman, an English architect, is on vacation to recover from the brutal death of his lover Madeleine when he comes across a small amethyst carving in a photo of a Hungarian couple. He quickly finds himself somewhere that brings back memories of the Holocaust.