ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gordon Cope was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1955.
 He attended the University of Waterloo and
graduated with a BSc in Geology in 1978 and moved
to Calgary that same year.  After working in the
oilpatch for several years, he began a career as a
writer, joining the Calgary Herald in 1987 and
serving as a feature writer and business reporter
until 1993.  He and his wife Linda then quit their
jobs, sold their house and ran away to the South
Pacific for a year.  Returning to Calgary, they
formed their own company and spent the next
decade traveling around the world, living in
London, Paris and Henley-on-Thames.  They
recently returned to Calgary. Cope is currently
working on his next book, Chasing the Cork.  For
more information, go to freelance writing.

Photo portrait by Bob Blakey