Guy Vanderhaeghe was born in Saskatchewan in 1951. He is the author of six books of fiction, including "The Englishman's Boy," which won the Governor General's Award for Fiction and the Saskatchewan Book Award for Fiction and for Best Book of the Year; and the bestseller, "The Last Crossing," a Book Sense 76 Selection and winner of Canada Reads 2004 and the CBA Libris Award for Best Fiction Book of the Year.