About the Authors

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Margaret Horsfield has written several books including Voices from the Sound (Salal Books, 2008) and Cougar Annie’s Garden (Salal Books, 1999), which won the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize. She has also worked in radio and print journalism in England and Canada. She lives in Victoria, BC.

Ian Kennedy is the author of several books including Sunny Sandy Savary (Kennell Publishing, 1992) and The Best Loved Boat (Harbour Publishing, 2023). For many years, he has also served as one of Canada’s few rugby journalists and has written for numerous magazines around the world. He lives in Comox, BC.