Ally Bunbury is a bestselling novelist, based in Ireland. Inspired by the TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, she embarked upon a PR career in New York, London and Dublin. During a personal sabbatical in Paris, Ally wrote her first novel, The Inheritance. Her subsequent novels include Infidelity (2018) All Wrapped Up (2022) and The Love Department (2023.) Ally is married to the historian Turtle Bunbury and she is a frequent contributor to the Irish Times.
Ally & Turtle outside 30 Merrion Street where the romance began.
A rousing speech by Anne Doyle at Ally's launch of All Wrapped Up made for a lively evening at The Little Museum of Dublin.
I have recently been introduced to a pleasing new mantra: “My life is as easy and satisfying as a letter going through a letterbox.” As a long-time fan of correspondence, I welcome this content feeling.
Sir, – I agree with Ally Bunbury, who thinks letters are better than text messages (“Completing the letter-writing process requires a persistent mindset for a procrastinator”, Life, May 24th).
by THE GLOSS