Writer
Charlotte Gray was born in the United Kingdom. She came to Canada in 1979 and worked as a political commentator, book reviewer and magazine columnist before turning to biography and popular history. Today she is one of Canada’s best-known writers, the author of nine acclaimed works of literary non-fiction, including her most recent The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and The Trial that Shocked a Country. She has been awarded five honorary doctorates, and among many other honours, received the Pierre Berton Award for distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history.