Mary Wood

Born in Maidstone, Kent, in 1945, the thirteenth child of fifteen children,. After being brought up in Leicestershire where her family settled when she was six months old, Mary now lives in Blackpool with her beloved husband Roy. Their children have long flown the nest and are living happily with their partners and extended Mary and Roy's happiness by giving them eight wonderful grandchildren, and umpteen great grandchildren, all of whom are a joy to them.

Mary began writing in the 1980's but didn't find success until she self published on amazon in 2011. Soon after she was thrilled to be spotted by Pan Macmillan who have since published 24 of her books, including the best selling Jam Factory Girls series. Her latest for them being A Lasting Promise and Her Hidden courage.

Soon after being published by Pan Macmillan, Mary was approached by Sphere, a subsidiary of Little Brown Books. Joining them she wrote 12 novels under the pseudonym of Maggie Mason. Including the best selling, The Half Penny Girls. Her latest Maggie Mason is: A Daughter's Dream, with one more to come in 2027 as yet untitled.

All of Mary's 35 books are available to buy from Amazon and can be seen on this page.

Mary has now come full circle and is returning to publishing herself with the help of her son, James Wood, as she now cares for her beloved husband and needs to set her own, achievable deadlines, but remains ever grateful to both of her publishers and for all they did for her.

Mary welcomes all contact with her readers and feedback on her work and can be found on all social media platforms and her website: authormarywood.