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I grew up in France, <\/span>near Geneva, Switzerland, which feels like home since I have also lived there.<\/p>\n

Early on, I dreamed of traveling, intrigued by the people who worked in Geneva\u2019s international organizations, some wearing traditional clothing on the streets. I did travel a lot. My little niece even thought I lived on an airplane since I always came out of and returned to the airport. After raising a family in California, I moved to Vancouver, BC, with my husband. I regularly visit family and friends in France and the United States.<\/p>\n

As a young teenager penning expressive letters to my best friend\u2019s father, in a long-term care facility, I was told I should become a writer. Instead, I studied foreign languages.
\nLater, attending University in the U.S. revived my passion for writing. After a B.A. in International Studies (emphasis on international organizations and law), I received a diploma for a two-year distance learning course with the London School of Journalism.<\/p>\n

As per the articles re-published on this website, I wrote for digital and print publications, including an award-winning digital travel magazine.<\/p>\n

I have membership with the Federation of BC Writers, the North Shore Writers\u2019 Association, and the International Women\u2019s Writing Guild.<\/p>\n

Golf, my garden, the fun of fashion, the sunsets of the Northwest, and traditional French pastries are a few of my favorite things.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I studied English in England,<\/span> then German in Germany. Learning Spanish became useful when I lived there part of the time. However, my writing tongue of choice is English. Writing in a second language perhaps helped me establish my \u2018writing voice,\u2019 but there is no such thing as total bilingualism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Biography of a Friendship<\/em> <\/span>is my first book. I have always enjoyed writing, perhaps because I read a lot as a child. I still have these books, in French.<\/p>\n

Then, from one tutorial book to another, workshops, conferences, and learning to write travel stories, I started a collection of nonfiction short stories, still in the works. Then, again, halfway through writing a novel inspired by a true story, my priority changed, and I wrote a memoir. It took years, and I am happy to share a story that might help other women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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