Part of the Open Door series of short books for emerging readers, now translated for the first time into Irish with the support of An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, and ideal for learners of the Irish language.
Tógadh agus cuireadh oideachas ar Mary Stanley i mBaile Átha Cliath. Bhí an-díol ar a céad úrscéal, Retreat (2001). Scríobh sí na húrscéalta seo freisin: Missing (2002), Revenge (2003), Searching for Home (2005) agus The Lost Garden (2006). I bpairt le New Island foilsíodh The Umbrella Tree (2009) agus The Hijacking of Cassie Peters (2013) chomh maith leis na nóibhillí An Angel at my Back agus Bruno, Peanut and Me sa tsraith Open Door le New Island. Tá a lán gearrscéalta scríofa aici, atá le feiceáil i mbailiúcháin éagsúla agus le cloisteáil ar Raidió RTÉ, agus oibríonn sí freisin mar iriseoir agus eagarthóir.
Mary Stanley was raised and educated in Dublin. Her début novel, Retreat (2001), was a bestseller. Her other novels include: Missing (2002), Revenge (2003), Searching for Home (2005) and The Lost Garden (2006). With New Island she has published The Umbrella Tree (2009) and The Hijacking of Cassie Peters (2013) as well as An Angel at My Back and Bruno, Peanut and Me, as novellas in New Island’s Open Door Series. She has written numerous short stories, which appear in different collections and on RTÉ Radio, and also works as a journalist and editor.