Mary was born in Berkshire, England. She lived in Devon and Cornwall for several years, and now finds herself in the Cotswolds town of Cheltenham. Mary is a bit of a learning magpie; alongside her writing she is a qualified RHS garden designer, a British Computer Society Agile Practitioner, a Chapterhouse qualified proofreader, and an accredited Colour Insights practitioner, as well as having a BA Hons in Heritage and Landscape.

Mary loves to travel. Her favourite city is Copenhagen.