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Katharine Tiernan is a writer and nature-lover. She grew up close to the dramatic coastline of North Northumberland and continues to draw inspiration from its history and landscape. Katharine writes fiction, both short stories and novels. Her novel Cuthbert of Farne, the first of her north-east trilogy, was published by Sacristy Press in March 2019 followed by Place of Repose and A New Heaven and a New Earth. She has recently completed a new novel, Star of the Sea, based on the C18 history of her family. Star of the Sea is out now.
Katharine lives between two rivers in the Scottish Borders
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My Blog
The lion lies down with the lamb
MARCH 31st 2026 For days we’ve been battered with arctic north-westerly gales. Horizontal clouds of sleet white out the garden and the gritter trucks go roaring past every evening scattering fans of salt across the lane. In spite of the expansive equinoctial daylight...
read moreStar of the Sea; out now!
Contact
Web: www.sacristy.co.uk
Email: enquiries@sacristy.co.uk
Email: kmtiernan@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0)191 303 8 313