Bernardine Kennedy is the author of many novels all of which are based around family and relationship issues. Her books are gritty and occasionally violent, however there is often a lighthearted element, a touch of glitz and a satisfactory ending.
Bernardine was born in London but spent most of her childhood with her ex-pat parents in Singapore and Nigeria before settling in Essex. Her diverse and varied working life has included careers as an air hostess, a swimming instructor and a social worker as well as adult education tutoring in prisons.
She has been a freelance writer for many years initially writing general features before specialising in travel features for popular magazines and newspapers. Her latest novel, Ruby, was published in the UK by Avon under the pen-name of Marie Maxwell.
You can follow her on Twitter: @BerniKennedy and on Facebook
