From an early age, Sharon Stewart knew that she’d be a writer. Before she pursued her career as an author, however, she travelled to such places as China and Spain. She also worked as an editor. Her books have earned her many honours: The Dark Tower (now titled The Princess in the Tower) was shortlisted for both the Red Cedar Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction, and My Anastasia, now The Last Duchess, a story about Russia’s last duchess, was shortlisted for the Red Cedar Award. Her most recent book is Raven Quest, which earned her several award nominations including the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Award and the Silver Birch Award.
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Sharon always knew that there were Acadians on her mother’s side of the family, but she didn’t realize how true the family legend was until she started writing Banished from Our Home. Although the Richard family in the book is fictional, she based the character of Angélique partly on her mother.
Sharon lives in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
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