Love a Happy Ending Lifestyle Magazine August 2013 | Page 67
Anneli Purchase has more hobbies and projects than she can
pursue in one lifetime, but of them all, writing takes priority.
Storytelling has been a part of her life since she was a child. Writing
the stories is just another phase of the process. Traveling, camping,
fishing, mushroom picking, and birdwatching are her preferred
pastimes when she is not writing.
Anneli has lived on Vancouver Island, Canada, for most of her life.
The island provides everything she needs for the activities she
enjoys.
Melanie Robertson-King lives in Brockville, Ontario, Canada
on the St. Lawrence River. She wrote non-fiction articles before
she turned her love for the written word to short stories and
novel-length fiction. Her first book, A Shadow in the Past, was
published in 2012.
Melanie loves Scotland and all things Scottish.On one of her
trips to her father’s homeland, she met Princess Anne at the
orphanage where he was raised.
Patricia Sands lives in Toronto, Canada, when she isn’t somewhere
else. An admitted travel fanatic, she can pack a bag in a flash and be
ready to go anywhere … particularly the south of France.
With a focus on women’s issues and ageing, her stories celebrate the
feminine spirit and the power of friendship. Encouraging women of all
ages to stare down the fear factor and embrace change. Her awardwinning debut novel The Bridge Club was published in 2010. The
Promise of Provence was released in 2013.
Miriam Wakerly retired in 2008, the day after Gypsies Stop tHere
was launched in Waterstones. There was more to say; so No
Gypsies Served followed in 2010. Set in the same delightful
English village, Shades of Appley Green offers new themes:
family, community and love, written with both humour and
emotion.
Brought up in Tetbury, Glos, she has lived in Surrey for 35 years.
With a BA Degree in English, French, Sociology, Politics, she is
author of many published articles and short stories; her novels
show a keen understanding of social issues and change.