Author Features

Caroline Finnerty on Marriage, Secrets, and 'Other People's Marriages'

Marcus Lee · Apr 02, 2026 · 12 min

We sat down with Caroline Finnerty over a long video call from County Kildare to talk about marriage, secrecy, and the stories we tell ourselves about other people's lives.

On writing what's hidden

Caroline writes the kind of family drama that arrives quietly and stays for weeks. Her latest, 'Other People's Marriages,' follows two couples who share the same therapist — and the slow unspooling of what each one is hiding. We asked her about craft, motherhood, and the long road from her debut 'In a Moment' to her eleventh novel.

"Every marriage looks different from the outside than it does from the inside. That gap is where the story lives." — Caroline Finnerty

Caroline joins our virtual author event later this month. Members can register from the Events page.

ML
Marcus Lee

Contributor to the Cascadia Journal. Writes from the Pacific Northwest.

Join the conversation.

Become a Member

The Cascadia Letter

Monthly reading recommendations, event invites, and dispatches from the bioregion. No spam.