Mary Nash

Mary Nash (July 7, 1924 – September 16, 2020) was a 20th-century American writer. She wrote the Mrs. Coverlet trilogy of children’s books, as well as a book about actress Susannah Maria Cibber. Family life and education Nash grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, attended Radcliffe College and earned a master's degree in creative writing from the University of Washington. She married a physician, Harry Nash, and they reared three children in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The children were named Norman, Holly and Tom; Tom, who was called "Toad" as a child, inspired the character in the Coverlet books. Career Nash began writing children's books after reading a number of disappointing ones to her own children. Nash taught creative writing at the Radcliffe Institute.