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Mary Lay

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Born in 1970 in the English county of Berkshire, Mary now finds herself in the Cotswolds via Devon and Cornwall. She enjoys gardening, art and listening to classical music.

Mary’s favourite colour is green and her favourite city is Copenhagan.

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Average rating: 4.33 · 94 ratings · 42 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Catching Up 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Price of Coal (Catching Up, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds of the Storm: A young woman's journey to independence in 1927 (Catching Up Book 3) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Equally Wrong 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas with the Carols 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Safety Man 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Cygnet: A Wynn Vale Tale it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Previous Adventures of ...: Short stories set in the early 1900s 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Night Boat to Tangier

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Mary Lay liked Elizabeth Holland's review of The Safety Man: "The Safety Man is book 5 in the Catching Up series and it’s been a pleasure to watch Caroline grow. In this book, Caroline’s life is much more stable. We follow her as she hunts for a new job. Caroline’s kind nature sees her offering help to current " Read more of this review »
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Mary Lay liked Emma Hardy's review of A Christmas with the Carols: "I absolutely loved this retelling of A Christmas Carol! I loved to hate Elspeth from the first few pages, and also liked the switch from London with a Scottish setting. It was wonderful to read a female "Scrooge" and I appreciated this aspect immensel" Read more of this review »
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