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About the Author - Margaret Mann |
Margaret Mann
The author of The Merlin Series. Margaret Mann (the pen-name of Margaret Bateson) came late to writing. Her first book, The Merlin Set-Up, was published on her 80th birthday. She is presently working on the fourth book in the series. Margaret had a happy childhood in Somerset. Her father was a country parson. During the war Margaret did some teaching and nursing, and went to Bristol University (studying social sciences). She was married during the war - her husband was in the tank regiment and was taken prisoner soon after D-day. On his return, they lived for a time in Hereford and Cheshire. They had four children, one of whom died at two and a half years. Margaret slid away from Christian orthodoxy, but
reading Blake and Teilhard de Chardin restored faith and changed
everything. She always retained a fascination for science, and for
myth and legend, especially the Arthurian stories. She always wanted
to write, and a first attempt in the sixties -- called The Dream
of Iola -- got nowhere. Much later, after visits to Ireland, contact
with grandchildren and the gift of a word-processor from her son
in Hong Kong, a new start was made in Bath. Living alone in the
1990s, she was able to get down to it and was helped by many (including
her sons and daughter) to keep in touch with reality. Click here to return to The Merlin Room homepage
Last updated
19 February, 2004
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