Originally from London, Ann Ingle has lived in Dublin since the 1960s and is a mother of eight. In 2018, she co-wrote Driven, the memoir of motorsport legend Rosemary Smith, which was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award. Her memoir Openhearted was published by Sandycove in 2021.
A beautiful book * Irish Times * Lifted my spirits beyond description! So loving and non-judgemental and Ann Ingle's enjoyment of life is beautiful to behold. Genuinely inspirational. I LOVE ANN INGLE -- Marian Keyes I loved it, really loved it . . . a very uplifting, hopeful book . . . brilliant -- Ray D'Arcy What a beautiful openhearted, at times broken-hearted memoir . . . honest, funny, searingly direct, a wonderful voice . . . remarkable -- Joe Duffy Heart-breaking yet funny, and jaw-droppingly honest . . . by some distance, the most courageous, most poignant, most life-affirming memoir I've read in the last twenty years and more -- Paul Howard Incredibly poignant and so compelling, honest, warm and unique - I love this! -- Nina Stibbe Profoundly honest . . . I relish its kindness, its humour and its courage -- Frank McGuinness A breathtakingly honest account of marriage, motherhood and widowhood . . . extremely moving and hugely inspiring -- Kathleen Mac Mahon Those who read openhearted will experience the warm glow of Ann Ingle's company - you are lucky -- Niall Breslin Really beautiful. Searingly honest, astonishingly frank and very, very funny -- Maia Dunphy Wise and funny and thoughtful -- Rosita Boland Openhearted . . . is a reminder of how much times have changed and this should appeal to all readers, of every vintage, young and old * Irish Independent * Extraordinary . . . a story of survival in the face of extraordinary hardship, but also a love story - and one that betrays not an ounce of mawkishness or self-pity * The Gloss *