Martha Barron Barrett

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Growing up in a 1930's suburb of woods and fields outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, independence--and reading--came easily. After graduation from Mt. Lebanon High School, Martha attended the University of Maine at Orono. She studied history and government--an interest she continued by earning a master's degree in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia while teaching at the Charles E. Ellis School for Girls.

Her passion for writing has remained constant. Feature articles in Yankee Magazine, about sardine fishing and blueberry harvesting, were her first nationally published works. Two successful novels and a nonfiction book followed, as well as years as a newspaper columnist for Portsmouth Magazine and the
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“Wanderer, there is no road, the road is made by walking.”
Martha Barron Barrett , Slow Travel

“Wanderer, there is no road, the road is made by walking.”
Martha Barron Barrett , Slow Travel

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