'Never Say Die' is Maxine Barry's motto. It took her five years to get her first book, Stolen Fire, published. Someone once told her that the only difference between a published writer and an unpublished one, is that the unpublished author gave up!
Maxine, a country girl at heart, lives in a small Oxfordshire village and much of her inspiration comes from the surrounding countryside, and the Oxford Colleges, where she once worked as secretary. A typical Pisces, Maxine is sensitive and creative, which, perhaps, explains why she has always wanted to be a professional writer.