Maria WaddeloveMaria Waddelove spent most of her 11 years as a primary teacher in Manchester's inner city schools before moving to rural Cheshire when she married. Her lifelong interests in archaeology and history were reflected in the Open University degree, whichwas completed when expecting the first baby. She began researching and writing Young Aelfred while home-schooling her five children to GCSE success on their way to graduation from leading universities. Read More Read Less