Maria de Jong

Maria de Jong grew up in New Zealand and spent years begging her parents for a horse.  As a cunning ruse to save the back lawn from hoof prints, her dad started taxiing her to a friend's farm, where over time, some of the 150 horses graciously taught her a thing or two.  Ride North is a debut sparked by their lessons. 

A teacher/translator/theatre costume designer in Italy for many years, Maria now copy edits and lives with her family behind the tallest banana palm in Amsterdam. 

Ride North will be published by Andersen Press in Spring 2025.

​www.mariadejong.com
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Represented by: Catherine Pellegrino

Selected Titles
Ride North (Andersen Press, 2025)