About the Author

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Born and educated in England, Valerie Green has a background in journalism and law and worked for a while at MI5 in London. She moved to Canada in 1968, met her future husband and they made their home in Victoria where they raised a son and a daughter. Valerie continued a career in freelance writing as a columnist, feature writer and author of 20 non-fiction historical and true-crime books. Her debut novel (part of a family saga series) will also be published in 2017. Her love of history in general and heritage houses in particular has been a constant throughout her life. Today, she is semi-retired and is enjoying watching her two grandsons grow up as she continues to indulge in her passion for writing.