VALERIE GREEN was born and educated in England and has a background in journalism, English literature and history. She has lived in Victoria, British Columbia, since 1968, where she works as a freelance writer. She is the former author of the Saanich News column “Pages from the Past,” and her new monthly column “Conversations from the Past” is featured in the Seaside Times. Valerie is the author of many historical books set in the Pacific Northwest, including family biographies and mystery-suspense fiction.