On Mary’s Desk - work in progress
January 2025
A note from Mary :
As you can see below, The Safety Man is almost ready to publish! This means I will be spending the rest of 2025 with my characters of Wynn Vale. I have some ideas for stories set in my fictional county, and they may reflect current events as there appears to be a lack of learning from history around the world at the moment.
If you would like to purchase any of my books, there are links on each of the pages that will lead you to either Amazon, Kobo, or my own online shop (where all of the books are signed before I send them). On the Where to purchase page, you’ll find some UK bookshops and other locations who have stocked my books - and will do again if you request them. You can also request them from your local library! Please do not purchase from any other online or physical stores, as those copies may have been obtained without authorisation.
The Safety Man
Status - With my designer for formatting and cover production!
The fifth installment of the Catching Up series, picks up a few months after Equally Wrong left off. The 1930s are not going to be particularly kind to Caroline, but she will continue to have her adventures and meet some more new people along the way - as well as seeing plenty of her old chums.
Wynn Vale Tales 2: Wood Song
Status - Second draft in progress
Unlike Caroline’s adventures in the Catching Up series which are set in real locations in the south of England, Wynn Vale is a fictional county, nestled between Devon and Dorset. The era is still my beloved inter-war years, and we still have some strong women to get to know.
However, these tales are less Stella Gibbons-esque, more Thomas Hardy (in essence; I would never compare my work directly with the great man’s!). A little darker, a little more fancifull.
Daisy Clare’s Book of Poetry
Status - in progress
An on-going project ‘in collaboration’ with one of my favourite characters in the Catching Up series. Poems about rural life, loves and longings. When we’ve written enough of them, they will be published.
Watch this space!
