Mary was born in Galway, Ireland and reared in the historic village of The Claddagh. She met and married her soulmate Declan, and the rest is history; theirs is a love that has inspired her and grounds her every day of her life. Described by her readers as a prolific writer, she can’t imagine a day without writing. Fiction, being her greatest love, takes her into another world where she can decide where a story goes, often breaking her own heart and her words will grab you too.
Before the Fog is a story of a family and the changes that have come about in their daily lives in dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. Francis, a former member of the army, and his wife, Lizzie, having met and married in harder times, reared two children: Mark, their eldest, and Elizabeth, the apple of her father’s eye.
A very difficult child, Elizabeth demanded a lot of attention from her father while Mark, the quiet, gentle type, was bullied in school due to walking with a slight limp. Born with a club foot, Mark had been through much physio as a child and wore braces on his leg.
Francis, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, was to become increasingly dependent on Lizzie. Together they’d shared a life of joy and hardship but especially love. Theirs was a love that would withstand all obstacles and would hold strong, even through the living death that was Alzheimer’s.
Valerie is the sequel to the book One Chance published in 2019. A young mother, Valerie had abandoned her infant daughter and left her with her parents. June, her daughter, now a grown woman had struggled with her decision to get in touch with her mother, many years had passed and much water under the bridge. There would be joy and sadness in their meeting, all would not be rosy all of the time and many skeletons would be peeping out of the closet. June had been oblivious to the many times her mother had tried to contact her through the years. Birthday cards, Christmas presents, all returned unopened by her grandmother who’d held a grudge against her only daughter that could be seen in her eyes on the odd occasion her name would be mentioned. She’d felt that void in her life that only a mother can fill, her grandparents had been so good to her and she’d loved them dearly and missed them still. Valerie, a story that will make you laugh and make you cry.
The story revolves round a girl named June, her everyday ups and downs, her romance and how tragedy changed her life forever. June, raised from a very young age by her grandparents, lived a sheltered life, abandoned by her mother, who had tried to make contact down through the years, only to be ignored by June’s grandmother, who had held a grudge from days gone by. Meeting Matt brought her such joy, the seas that brought them together would one day divide them. Exhilarating joy…only to end in tragedy. Why didn’t she grasp her opportunity with both hands? What was it that was holding her in this place?
Angel, born Olivia, was abandoned as a baby and adopted by the loving Rose and Billy. As a district nurse, she befriends an elderly couple, Jenny and Brod, who tragically take their own lives. In the aftermath, Angel uncovers a letter from Jenny hinting at her birth mother’s identity. With the help of her adoptive parents and her biological father, Frank, Angel delves into her past, learning about her mother Moira’s struggles with depression and the circumstances that led to her being left in the care of social services.
Through newfound love with the widowed Lawrence and his son Ralph, Angel builds a family of her own while uncovering more about her origins. She finds solace in Moira’s diary, gaining insight into her birth mother’s inner turmoil. As Angel’s family grows, she reflects on the love and support she has received from both her adoptive and biological families. Though her journey has been marked by tragedy and unanswered questions, Angel finds peace in cherishing the memories of those she has lost and embracing the love that surrounds her.
I was interviewed by my local radio station Galway Bay fm. Promoting my books
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