Brummet's Conscious Blog

Valerie Green was born and educated in England where her love of history, writing about the past and travel began as a child. After graduating from the Journalism School in London, she worked as a cub reporter on a local newspaper. She also worked briefly at Foyles Book Store in London and at the War Office (MI5.) before becoming a legal secretary. In 1968, she moved to Victoria, BC (Canada), intending to work and only stay a year, but she met her future husband and they raised a son and a daughter together. Valerie continued to pursue a career as a freelance writer, columnist, and author of over twenty historical non-fiction books set in the Pacific Northwest, and true crime books. Valerie and I met recently through the Federation of B.C. Writers organization, but she is involved in several other groups including the Writers’ Union of Canada . Her passions for  heritage and heritage homes is met through her work with  the Saanich Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee...