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Mary-Rose Hayes

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London, England, The United Kingdom

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I lived in a remote English country rectory during and after World War II with limited radio, obviously no TV, and frequent power outages. Entertainment was story-telling, play-acting, reading aloud. I began to write stories when I was six years old, and never stopped.

My new novel, WHAT SHE HAD TO DO, draws to some extent on this background. It concerns a young woman’s desperate choice in post-war England, and its catastrophic effects through three generations of a family. It was fifteen years in the writing, with several lengthy interruptions including two 'time-outs' for political thrillers written with Senator Barbara Boxer. These 'time-outs', however, proved to be blessings and let in the light. I realized I’d broken a major rule of st ...more

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WHAT SHE HAD TO DO -- in the wine country! Join me this Thursday, September 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Helena Public Library. I'll be reading and signing and discussing the pros and cons of turning a memoir into a novel. St. Helena Public Library, 1492 Library Lane, St. Helena, 94574

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	A Time to Run (Ellen Fischer, #1) by Barbara Boxer, Mary-Rose Hayes (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2005 — 9 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
	Amethyst 3.51 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1989 — 11 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
	Blind Trust by Barbara Boxer, Mary-Rose Hayes (Goodreads Author) 3.24 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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 Winter Women 3.70 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1987 — 8 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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	Paper Star 3.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1991 — 8 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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Mary-Rose Hayes said: " Up to a point I loved this book. The writing is beautiful, the concept audacious in its exploration of alternate realities: the baby dies. But the baby lives. Etc. It is both exhilarating and tragic. On occasion I could have died for protagonist Ursu ...more "

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