Rebecca Godfrey

Rebecca Godfrey

Rebecca Godfrey is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, to writers Dave Godfrey and Ellen Godfrey. As a child her family relocated to Victoria, British Columbia. Godfrey attended the University of Toronto and Sarah Lawrence College, from which she received a MFA in Creative Writing.

Her first book, "Torn Skirt" (2001), a novel, was shortlisted for the 2002 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.

Her second book, "Under the Bridge" (2005), an investigation into the beating death of Reena Virk, received the British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction in 2006.

Bibliography

*"Torn Skirt" (2001)
*"Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.rebeccagodfrey.com/ Author site]
* [http://www.harpercollins.ca/global_scripts/product_catalog/author_xml.asp?authorid=CA901 HarperCollins Canada site]


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