The Book Whisperers C.I.C.

With momentum building and the community thriving, the voluntary project was formally incorporated into Mary’s existing business and reborn as The Book Whisperers CIC - a not-for-profit social enterprise committed to ethical practice, accessibility, and giving back.

Today, The Book Whisperers CIC is a writing coaching, editing, ghostwriting, and publishing consultancy - and a community-led organisation supporting writers at every stage of their journey. From first tentative ideas to finished books (whether for catharsis, legacy or publication), bespoke one-to-one consultancy, peer-to-peer support and community engagement, the ethos remains the same: integrity, fairness, and respect for both the creative process and the people behind it.

At the heart of it all is lived experience.

Mary became an author in 2007 after discovering that her husband was a psychopathic bigamist and a conman. Writing her first book, The Bigamist, was daunting, imperfect, and transformative. It taught her not only how the publishing industry works, but how profoundly writing can heal, reframe trauma, and turn pain into purpose. Readers began to write to her, sharing how her story had helped them recognise coercive control, leave toxic relationships, and reclaim their own voices.

That single book changed everything.

Mary went on to become an international bestselling author, with circa 250,000 copies sold, multiple documentaries made about her story, and speaking engagements across television, radio, and global stages. She works as an editor and publishing consultant, inspiring other writers to tell their stories, and has built a career rooted in helping others do the same.

Rather than being defined by adversity, she chose to move away from it - like the zebra that got away from the lion - and use the experience to build something stronger, kinder, and more purposeful through storytelling.

The Book Whisperers exists because stories save people. And because, when handled with care, they can change lives.