The two eventually become lovers and set out to form a type of farming commune. When he flees with his wife and brother, who ultimately desert him, he ends up becoming a mercenary in Cromwell's army, and he forms a friendship with another soldier, Christopher Ferris. Cullen is also a homosexual who has rashly murdered a young boy. The premature death of a close friend led her to sign up for a five-day course in writing, which gave her the confidence to tackle a novel.Īs Meat Loves Salt is set in seventeenth-century England and tells the story of narrator Jacob Cullen, an antihero who is selfish and has a violent temper.

McCann had written haphazardly for years but without any serious ambition. After her undergraduate studies, she held a series of jobs before getting her master's degree in English and becoming a lecturer at Strode College in England. Born in Liverpool, England, McCann was a voracious reader as a child. Maria McCann gained widespread acclaim in Great Britain with her first novel, titled As Meat Loves Salt. WRITINGS:Īs Meat Loves Salt, Flamingo Press (London, England), 2001, Harcourt ( San Diego, CA), 2002. Worked a series of jobs, including artist's model and English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher. Strode College, Somerset, England, lecturer in English, 1988. ADDRESSES:Īgent-Annette Green Authors' Agency, 1 East Cliff Rd., Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9AD, England. Hobbies and other interests: Attending plays, reading fiction, country walks. Education: University of Durham (England) University of Glamorgan (Wales), M.A.

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann