Mary-Lou Stephens was born and raised in Tasmania, studied acting at The Victorian College of the Arts and played in bands in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney. Eventually she got a proper job – in radio, where she was a presenter and music director, first with commercial radio and then with the ABC. She received excellent reviews for her memoir Sex, Drugs and Meditation (Pan Macmillan) the true story of how meditation changed her life, saved her job and helped her find a husband. Her debut novel, The Last of the Apple Blossom, was published by HarperCollins (Harlequin HQ) in 2021. She lives on the Sunshine Coast with her husband and a hive of killer native bees.
Mary-Lou Stephens was born and raised in Tasmania, studied acting at The Victorian College of the Arts and played in bands in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney. Eventually she got a proper job – in radio, where she was a presenter and music director, first with commercial radio and then with the ABC. She received excellent reviews for her memoir Sex, Drugs and Meditation (Pan Macmillan) the true story of how meditation changed her life, saved her job and helped her find a husband. Her debut novel, The Last of the Apple Blossom, was published by HarperCollins (Harlequin HQ) in 2021. She lives on the Sunshine Coast with her husband and a hive of killer native bees.
