Mary Bessenich was born in Swansea in 1955. Much of her childhood was spent as a chorister in the local church where she trained to become an organist. In 1972 she attained her Grade 8.
Mary spent many years living in Hamburg and Dubai and speaks fluent German. She loves travelling and the Venice Carnival is her favourite trip each year! She regularly visits Morocco, Rome, Austria and Portugal. However the trip to the Seychelles left such an indelible impression upon her all those years ago that she was inspired to write about it.
Mary actually had the privilege of meeting Brendan Grimshaw on his private island of Moyenne and enjoyed a cup of tea with him!
She is the proud mother to Anna and grandmother to Oliver.
This is a story about a wonderful doll named Rose, who was created by a doll maker in Germany. Just before he put the finishing touches to the doll, he sewed a tiny heart into the cloth. Her life story will tug at your heart strings as she experiences love from families in Germany, to sitting on she...
