Sharon Harrison co-authored, Langstaff, circa 1588 to 2006 – A Compilation by the Descendants. Researching, interviewing, and compiling this family history, set the stage for her desire to write her first novel. She grew up in McBride BC in the Robson Valley, where rural living influenced her love of the environment. Later on, she lived in Alberta for several years, where the open spaces, very different from her childhood, captured her imagination and became the setting her first novel, PICKING APPLES IN THE SUNSHINE. She lives with her husband, George, in Prince George, BC.