Kit Pearson was born in Edmonton and grew up
there and in Vancouver. Her previous seven novels (six of which
have been published by Penguin) have been published in Canada, in
English and French, and in the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, China, and
Korea. She has received fourteen awards for her writing, including
the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work. She presently lives
in Victoria.