author
Mary Harrison
A London-based author who wrote widely across fiction, drama, and paranormal nonfiction, with books ranging from Japanese-themed storytelling to investigations of past lives and ghost stories. She also began her career in journalism, a background that helped shape her lively, accessible style.
1 Audiobook
The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience
by Mary Harrison
About the author
Mary Harrison was a London-based writer who, according to bookseller and audiobook author pages, wrote around ten books and a play across the 1980s and 1990s. Her work covered a wide range of subjects, including fiction, drama, and paranormal themes.
She is credited with The Eye of the Daruma, a novel shaped by her interest in Japanese culture, and The Ladies' Man, a play-focused book inspired by her admiration for Thomas Hardy. Retailer descriptions also say she started out as a newspaper journalist in Bedford, which helps explain the direct, readable tone associated with her work.
Mary Harrison also co-wrote paranormal titles with Peter Harrison, including The Children That Time Forgot, as well as later books on out-of-body experiences and ghost stories. Taken together, her bibliography suggests a writer drawn to unusual subjects, strong human stories, and ideas that spark curiosity.