Born in Dublin in 1973, Claire Kilroy grew up in the scenic fishing village of Howth, north of the city.
Educated in the local primary school, Howth is central to two of her novels and she describes its beauty and character as fundamental to the person she became.
She went on to work as an assistant editor on the BBC television drama Ballykissangel, while writing the first draft of her novel All Summer.
A review from the Irish Independent states: "It's no accident that the stolen painting in the story is Girl in the Mirror, underlining the novel's exploration of outward appearance and inner identity.
The novel, like a cracked mirror, reflects twisted, inverted and doubled images of the main characters, especially those involved in the crime.
A review from The Independent stated: "This impressive novel shows Kilroy perfectly at home in the literary firmament that she describes".
[7] Unlike Kilroy's two previous novels, All Names Have Been Changed is narrated from a male perspective, a difference critics are quick to point out.
In a review, Stevie Davies of The Guardian comments that while it does not show the effects of the economy's collapse on ordinary people, it is still "powerful and poignant.
The novel takes the form of a first-person narrative by a young mother (Soldier) who is overwhelmed by the reality of parenting her son (Sailor).