Lesley Crewe is the author of thirteen novels, including the Globe & Mail bestsellers Nosy Parker and The Spoon Stealer, Beholden, Mary, Mary, Amazing Grace, Kin, and Relative Happiness, which has been adapted into a feature film. She has also published two collections of essays, the Leacock—longlisted Are You Kidding Me?! and I Kid You Not! Lesley lives in Homeville, Nova Scotia.