Aspiring writers are often told to write about what they know and while Dundalk-born Austin Duffy has left the aspiring label behind, he still writes about what he knows best.
An oncologist and cancer researcher, his acclaimed debut novel 'This Living and Immortal Thing' saw him writing about breast cancer. In his new book, the wife of the central character has died of ovarian cancer and as the story develops, it becomes clear that her widower is also ill.
'It's inevitable that the stuff you know about and what you spend your time dealing with is going to find its way into your writing,' he said.
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