Maria Donovan is a native of Dorset and has strong connections with Wales and Holland. Past career choices include training as a nurse in the Netherlands, busking with music and fire around Europe and nine years as a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan.Mainly known for her short fiction, including Pumping Up Napoleon and other stories, Maria has now turned her attention to the novel. The Chicken Soup Murder is her debut and it was a finalist for the Dundee International Book Prize.
