{"id":43,"date":"2013-06-18T09:31:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T08:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katehordern.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/mary-gibson\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:57:52","slug":"mary-gibson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/index.php\/mary-gibson\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Gibson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"large\"><strong>Mary Gibson<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/authors\/mary_gibson_600.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Gibson\" class=\"wp-image-1915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/authors\/mary_gibson_600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/authors\/mary_gibson_600-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agent: <a href=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/index.php\/anne-williams\/\">Anne Williams<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary Gibson was born and brought up in Bermondsey, the setting for all her novels, and now lives in Kent.&nbsp; Her most recent book THE BERMONDSEY BOOKSHOP was published by Head of Zeus in paperback, eBook, hardback and audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary is the author of CUSTARD TARTS AND BROKEN HEARTS (Head of Zeus, December 2013), a Kindle Top 10 bestseller which spent over two months in the #1 spot in the Kindle saga bestseller list, JAM AND ROSES, a top 10 Nielsen hardback bestseller (Head of Zeus, November 2014), GUNNER GIRLS AND FIGHTER BOYS, a Kindle Top 40 bestseller, (Head of Zeus,&nbsp; December 2015), BOURBON CREAMS AND TATTERED DREAMS (Head of Zeus,&nbsp; November 2016), HATTIE&#8217;S HOME (Head of Zeus, November 2017) and A SISTER&#8217;S STRUGGLE (Head of Zeus,&nbsp; May 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marygibsonauthor.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.marygibsonauthor.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1287\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/facebook_logo_32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CustartTartsandBrokenHearts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/gp\/retiringtype\/343t07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Gibson\u2019s Flickr album<\/a>, linking to GUNNER GIRLS AND FIGHTER BOYS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-khla-grey-background-color has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Praise for Mary Gibson\u2019s novels:<br>&#8220;This wonderfully descriptive book [is] a must-read&#8221; <em>OK<\/em> magazine<br>&#8220;A cracking tale full of warmth and history&#8221; <em>Bella<\/em> magazine<br>&#8220;A fabulous, fascinating read&#8221; Vanessa Feltz<br>&#8220;There were parts that tugged unrelentingly at my heartstrings and parts that left me wanting to jump for joy&#8230; A real triumph&#8221; <em>Novelicious<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mary_gibson_thebermondseybookshop.jpg\" alt=\"The Bermondsey Bookshop\" class=\"wp-image-2829\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/mary_gibson_asistersstruggle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2837\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-1925\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-1925 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Mary Gibson\" data-height=\"230\" data-width=\"150\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_1925\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_1925' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mary_gibson_hattieshome.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1925 slide-2838 msDefaultImage\" title=\"mary_gibson_hattieshome\" \/><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mary_gibson_bourboncreamsandtattereddreams.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1925 slide-2831 msDefaultImage\" title=\"mary_gibson_bourboncreamsandtattereddreams\" \/><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mary_gibson_gunnergirlsandfighterboys.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1925 slide-1927 msDefaultImage\" title=\"mary_gibson_gunnergirlsandfighterboys\" \/><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-3'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mary_gibson_jamandroses.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1925 slide-1929 msDefaultImage\" title=\"mary_gibson_jamandroses\" \/><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mary_gibson_custardtartsandbrokenhearts.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-1925 slide-1931 msDefaultImage\" title=\"mary_gibson_custardtartsandbrokenhearts\" \/><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-42\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katehordern.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/MaryGibson.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/MaryGibson.png 300w, https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/MaryGibson-194x300.png 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Agent: Anne Williams<\/p>\n<p>Mary Gibson was born and brought up in Bermondsey, the background for her fiction. 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