Where did the time go? It’s almost Christmas and 2026 is lurking around the corner. To say this was an eventful year would be a massive understatement. I wrote a book. I was published. And I set off on a tour of radio and tv stations, book stores and book clubs, to promote The Golden Daughter . Not bad. My heart is full of gratitude for Neil, who’s been with me every step of the way; for my publisher, House of Anansi Press, who took a chance on me; and to you, all the wonderf

Since August I’ve been doing media interviews, bookclubs and presentations to get the word out about my book, The Golden Daughter . Today’s presentation was close to my heart, and just down the road from my home. I spoke to my peeps… the St. Margaret’s Bay Seniors Association in Nova Scotia. The audience, 83 men and women, all roughly my age, although there were some fresh, younger faces, listened to my story attentively. You could have heard the proverbial pin drop in the Se

I thought I was done after I wrote and published my book The Golden Daughter . But I wasn’t. I found new information, and it broke my heart. Most of you know the story of The Golden Daughter  - how my mother was snatched by the Nazis from her home in Ukraine, stuffed into a cattle car, and taken to Germany to work as a slave for the duration of the war. Her first job was as a housemaid for a Dr Horst Schroder and his wife at 8 Schillerstrasse, Wurzburg. I found a document pro