On Mary’s Desk - work in progress

September 2024

A note from Mary :

I have made the decision to remove my stories from Kindle Unlimited (with the exception of the Catching Up series), and to make them available as pdf downloads through the Payhip online marketplace and Kobo. This means you no longer need to own a Kindle to read a digital version of my stories! It will take a few months to migrate all of the stories across, but I believe this is a better option for my readers and I hope you agree.

The Safety Man

Status - First edits in progress

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 - First 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.

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!