Born in Dublin in the 1950s, MARTHA LONG is the author of seven Ma books, which recount her life from decade to decade. They have all been bestsellers in the UK and #1 bestsellers in Ireland. Her fiction debut Run, Lily, Run was released by Random House UK in 2014. Though beloved around the world as the stalwart child and then young woman of her books, Long now calls herself a middle-aged matron and adds, with evident pride, that she has successfully reared her three children and still lives in Dublin.