As a little girl, Maralyn's favourite book was her dictionary. She was fascinated by word meanings and derivations, and her classmates teased her for using 'big' words. After gaining a Masters Degr...view moreAs a little girl, Maralyn's favourite book was her dictionary. She was fascinated by word meanings and derivations, and her classmates teased her for using 'big' words. After gaining a Masters Degree in Old and Medieval English, she taught - what else?- English as a Foreign Language to adult migrants and refugees. Living in numerous countries, she branched out career-wise, taking diverse jobs including teaching students of all ages, working as an au pair, a real estate agent, a research assistant for a politician and a librarian. Although she always wanted to write, divorce, single parenting and working full time left little time for creative endeavours so it was only after retirement that she began to write in earnest. So far, she has written a number of short stories and completed this, her first novel.view less