Mary Behan
Author | Mazomanie, Wisconsin, USA |
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MARY BEHAN was formerly a professor of neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now retired, she devotes her time to writing fiction, memoir and short stories. Her first book, Abbey Girls, is a memoir she wrote with her sister, Valerie Behan, about their childhood in Ireland. Her debut novel, A Measured Thread,.... more
MARY BEHAN was formerly a professor of neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now retired, she devotes her time to writing fiction, memoir and short stories. Her first book, Abbey Girls, is a memoir she wrote with her sister, Valerie Behan, about their childhood in Ireland. Her debut novel, A Measured Thread, set in Wisconsin and Ireland, was named a Top 100 Indie Book in 2020, a finalist in the Page Turner Awards, and an eLit medal winner. Kernels, a collection of short stories, was published in 2021. Finding Isobel, a companion to her first novel, was published in 2024 and was awarded a gold medal for best adult fiction e-book by the Independent Publishers (IPPI), and a silver medal in women’s fiction from Readers Favorite. Her stories have been published in the Irish literary journal, Crossways, and received honorable mention in the Writer’s Digest Writing Competition. Mary lives with her husband in the Driftless Area of southwest Wisconsin. Visit her at mvbehan.com.
