Mari-Strachan

Mari
Strachan

Mari Strachan was born into a Welsh family in Harlech, on the north-west coast of Wales, in 1945. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in History and English she qualified as a chartered librarian, a career she pursued until retirement with occasional forays into other occupations.

Mari Strachan was born into a Welsh family in Harlech, on the north-west coast of Wales, in 1945. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in History and English she qualified as a chartered librarian, a career she pursued until retirement with occasional forays into other occupations.

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