About Mary is a raunchy romantic story of a young woman who got off to a great start in life and then encountered lots of struggles before eventually finding friendship and absolute true love. Though based in North Inner City Dublin, it could equally apply to any city in the world. This short novel can be considered a 'chick/lad lit' with very real life detailed love scenes and secret affairs or read as a deep emotional study of life's great mysteries of love, relationships, societal behavior, family pressures, and much more. It will generate deep and heated discussions. It brings to the fore the challenges of alcoholism, drugs, sexual exploitation, disabilities, abortion and how all of these affect relationships in people's everyday lives. This story is light and fun, but deep and controversial. Every reader will take their own unique view of the characters, and each time you read the book will unearth many new viewpoints and moral dilemmas. This novel will have you in laughter and tears, loving some characters and intensely despising others. About Mary is a free flowing uninterrupted story best read quietly in one sitting. It will likely arouse all of your unspoken inner feelings.