The author was born in the Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, in 1939. She left school at the age of fifteen to work in the cotton mills, but then decided to move into the sewing trade. Maz got married at nineteen to a serviceman of the Royal Navy (22 years' service) who became an author and poet. They had five wonderful children. Years went by and they travelled most of Europe on a motorbike, three times across to Cyprus with all their camping gear strapped to the bike; great adventures. In 2016, the author broke her hip and shoulder, which slowly led to her writing this book. Sadly, during the process of the publishing of this book, her husband passed away.
