Maureen StoneMaureen Stone PhD, was trained as a social worker and as a sociologist. After a career in higher education, first as teacher, then as independent research consultant, she is now more or less a full-time writer and traveller, or traveller and writer! s an academic she is best known for her publication 'The Education of the Black Child in Britain', 1983, and for her social work publications, most notably 'Child Protection Work: A Professional Guide', 1990, and 'Child Protection: A Model for Risk Assessment', 1993. Maureen Stone was born and brought up in Barbados, and was educated in Barbados, India and the UK. She is married to Peter Stone. They have two children, and three grandchildren. They spend their time between their homes in England and Barbados. Read More Read Less