Mary is the author of three novels ‘Long Road, Many Turnings’ and ‘Time for a Change’ were her first two, ‘Another Mother’s Child’ recently published completes the trilogy. She is also a prizewinner of the 2020 Fish flash fiction competition. Now living in Devon she describes herself as a hybrid Irish-European. Born and brought up in Northern Ireland, her grandmother’s family originate in West Cork, which is the setting of Another Mother’s Child. Her career as a Midwife and Health Visitor as well as her fascination with people has enriched her writing. Mary hopes her novels generate an understanding of how different characters respond to their life challenges, stimulating a reaction in readers which touches their own feelings and experiences. Although her feet are planted in England her mind is constantly travelling elsewhere, often to the irritation of those who have to live with her.