Jane Urquhart

Novelist

Birthday June 21, 1949

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Canada

Age 74 years old

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About

A Canadian novelist and poet, she is best known for Away, a 1993 novel that remained on The Globe and Mail's national bestseller list for 132 consecutive weeks. Her other award-winning works include The Whirlpool, The Underpainter, and The Stone Carvers.

Before Fame

She studied English literature and art history at the University of Guelph.

Trivia

She was awarded the Trillium Book Award, The Governor General's Award, and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

Family Life

She married Tony Urquhart in 1976. Together they had one daughter.

Associated With

She wrote a biography of Anne of Green Gables author Lucy Maud Montgomery.