Sweet Surrender

In Sweet Surrender, after all of her experiences and adventures, Mary has turned full circle and surrendered to the pull of family. It has been a journey that has taught her a lot including an acceptance of growing older (and wiser) and an understanding that you can never really run away from who you are…… it’s a wonderful story.

Pan Macmillan, ISBN 9781405038355

The Long Table

The book reveals through archival photographs and anecdotal memories, Mary's life-long passion for cooking and the preparation and growing of food.

The book was published in early April 2008.

ACP Books

Au Revoir

A successful author and television presenter, the year Mary turned fifty she abandoned her job, her husband and her family to spend six months living alone in a small French village. Part-memoir and part-travelogue, the book is written with warmth, humour and candour.

Pan Macmillan, ISBN: 9780330364485

Last Tango in Toulouse

Mary’s French adventures continue and are complicated by a love affair. This book looks at Mary’s struggle to balance her home and family life and her thirty-year marriage with the unexpected exhilaration of her newfound freedoms.

Pan MacMillan, ISBN: 9780330421652

Long Hot Summer

This is the third of Mary's French memoirs. During a summer heatwave in France Mary’s marriage and relationships reach a crisis point. This is the most difficult and harrowing of her stories about this rocky period of her life.

Pan MacMillan, ISBN: 9780330422376

Lunch with Madame Murat

A charming glimpse of a way of life some fear may disappear in rural France. A small village restaurant that has been run by five generations of women in one family celebrates its 100th anniversary. A warm family story about tradition, the love of good food and generosity.

Pan MacMillan, ISBN: 9781405036986

Mary Moody’s Roses

A beautifully photographed book with ideas and inspirations for rose lovers everywhere. It describes how to get the best results from your roses, and how to identify the ones suitable for your own garden.

Murdoch Books, ISBN: 1740458567

Macmillan Gardening Encyclopedia

A detailed book that will inspire both new and experienced gardeners with a wealth of information about flowering plants. Plant listings are arranged according to their habit (i.e. shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals) and then by colour for easy identification.

Flowers By Colour

The original version of the book above. Aimed to inspire both new and experienced gardeners with a wealth of information about flowering plants. Plant listings are arranged according to their habit (i.e. shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals) and then by colour for easy identification.

Murdoch Books, ISBN: 1853911232

The Good Life in The Nineties

The updated version of Mary’s first book ‘The Good Life ’. This is an almanac for those who enjoy all the pleasures of rural and semi-rural life. A do-it-yourself self-sufficiency guide with lots of ideas to inspire.

Plants for All Seasons

A seasonal guide to flowering plants that will enable gardeners to plan and plant their gardens to provide colour all-year-round. Practical and beautiful!

Better Homes & Gardens, ISBN: 0696000997

Rockeries and Alpine Gardens

This is a simple guide for gardeners in cool climates. With information on the most beautiful and reliable alpine plants; and how to grow them successfully.

New Holland Publishers, ISBN: 1863022813

The Gardener’s Companion

This is the most comprehensive of Mary’s gardening books. It sums up her thirty years as a gardener, with lots of personal anecdotes on tips on how to get the best results and the most pleasure from your garden. Arranged alphabetically, each plant is described with invaluable information on how to make it work in the garden.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Roses

A must for any rose-lover. This book lists over 1,200 of the world’s best-loved roses and gives detailed information of the heritage and cultivation of each. Includes good solid information on rose culture and lots of photographs to excite and inspire.

Timber Press, ISBN: 0881922714

What Rose is That?

As above, different title! A must for any rose lover. This book lists over 1,200 of the world’s best-loved roses and gives detailed information of the heritage and cultivation of each. Includes good solid information on rose culture and lots of photographs to excite and inspire.

New Holland Publishers, ISBN: 1863021957

100 Plants for Pots

A quick and easy guide for portable gardeners. If you have no ground space, this book lists the easiest and best plants for growing in containers, and has practical information on how to get the best results.

Cassell Illustrated, ISBN: 0706372662

100 Plants for Quick Growing Gardens

A book for gardeners in a hurry. Plants that burst into foliage and then flower as quickly and easily as possible. A great guide for impatient, impulsive gardeners.

Cassell Illustrated, ISBN: 0706372689

100 Plants for Easy to Maintain Gardens

People who have little time for gardening will appreciate this pocket guide. A list of plants that are easy to grow and don’t require a lot of fussing to produce good results.

Cassell Illustrated, ISBN: 0706372697

100 Plants for Shady Gardens

An invaluable guide for people with shady trees that make gardening so difficult. The top 100 plants for shady situations, with tips on cultivation and maintenance.

Cassell Illustrated, ISBN: 0706372670

The Gardening Year

This is a gentle but practical guide to seasonal tasks. Walking through spring, summer, autumn and winter with a view to achieving the most glorious results from your garden.

Anaya, ISBN: 1854701487

Creating Water Gardens

The beauty of water in the landscape cannot be underestimated. This book visually shows the most beautiful water garden styles, and then in a practical sense describes how they can be achieved.

Better Homes & Gardens, ISBN: 0696000989

Growing Vegetables, Herbs and Fruits

A book for lovers of homegrown produce. How to create a vegetable and herb garden plus orchard that will be both bountiful and beautiful.

Lansdowne, ISBN: 1863022120

Basic Gardening

An essential guide for beginner gardeners. From the soil upwards, this book details everything the new gardener needs to get going; and to get fast and effective results.

Random House, ISBN: 0091827000