Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray is a British-born Canadian historian and author, known for her best-selling literary non-fiction books. She began her writing career in England as a magazine editor and newspaper columnist before moving to Canada in 1979. Since then, she has worked as a political commentator, book reviewer, and magazine columnist, eventually turning her focus to biography and popular history. Gray is also an adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Carleton University. Her work often explores Canadian history and prominent Canadian figures, bringing the past to vivid life with wit and a sense of drama.
Awards
['Member of the Order of Canada', 'Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada', 'Pierre Berton Award', 'Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-fiction Crime Book', 'Canadian Authors Association Lela Common Award for Canadian History', 'Toronto Book Award', 'Toronto Heritage Book Award', 'Donald Creighton Award for Ontario History', 'City of Ottawa Book Award', 'UBC Medal for Canadian Biography']
Notable Works
['The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and The Trial that Shocked a Country', 'Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill', 'Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell', 'Flint & Feather: The Life and Times of E. Pauline Johnson', 'A Museum Called Canada', 'Gold Diggers: Striking It Rich in the Klondike', 'The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our Country', 'Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt']
