I am a Canadian author whose ancestors emigrated from the British Isles in the early 20th century. My values and perspectives are shaped by the descendants of Irish weavers, Scottish crofters and English labourers. My first work was a nostalgic memoir of near-forgotten times and values; of ice-boxes, tire swings and draught horses. A second non-fiction narrative recounts my sailing adventures while cruising the North Atlantic coasts and inland waterways of Canada and the United States. My third published work is a selection of poetry written over more than six decades.
A life-long passion for genealogical research, and a desire to preserve the fragile histories of ordinary people, inspired me to spend four years researching and writing the story of a London war-bride and the soldier with whom she fell in love. While my publisher refers to the book as creative non-fiction, it is to me a eulogy of an exceptional woman.
My first literary fiction, a collection of six short stories was published in 2022.
A life-long passion for genealogical research, and a desire to preserve the fragile histories of ordinary people, inspired me to spend four years researching and writing the story of a London war-bride and the soldier with whom she fell in love. While my publisher refers to the book as creative non-fiction, it is to me a eulogy of an exceptional woman.
My first literary fiction, a collection of six short stories was published in 2022.
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