The Chicken Soup Murder is Maria Donovan's first novel and grew from a desire to see bereavement from angles other than her own. It brings a touch of humour with a child's account of what happens to the adults around him. It's also a realistic view of what he can do about an unsolved and unrecognised murder and how he and his best friend cope with loss.
Maria Donovan is from Dorset and spends equal time (emotionally if not physically) in the Netherlands, Wales and some imaginary places.