Since retiring from full-time college teaching and moving from Ontario to British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast in 2013, I have been fulfilling a long-held ambition to write fiction. Born in England but raised in Canada from a young age, I was aghast to realize, as an adult, how many critical parts of Canadian history had not been taught in my school curriculum. Exposure to the local indigenous people of BC made me especially aware of how little I knew about their experience, and I vowed to learn more and share what I learned through historical fiction novels. All of my books (except Always your Peggy, a fictionalized account of my English mother’s war experience) are set in Canada and explore the lived experiences of our country’s marginalized people. Through these stories, I hope to open our eyes to our own history and uncover our hidden prejudices and values.
My books are available directly from me at my studio (contact me via email at rodgers.ruth@gmail.com), on Amazon (ebooks available as well as print-on-demand), and at local bookstores here on the Sunshine Coast, BC: Talewind in Sechelt and EarthFair in Madeira Park.
