Pauline is one of the best-loved Canadian authors of all time, selling well over six million copies around the world in almost twenty languages – on average, one every three minutes for almost fifty years.
Pauline loves strong female characters and is known for her accurate and powerful portrayals of some of history’s most exceptional women.
Her first novel, Child of the Morning, tells the tale of Egypt’s remarkable female pharaoh Hatshepsut. It is a literary classic, never out of print since its release in 1977.
The Eagle and the Raven chronicles the struggle of the ancient Britons against their Roman occupiers, from Caradoc to the courageous Queen Boudicca, their final tragic leader.
Pauline’s unique and original insights into ancient Egypt, based on sound and comprehensive research, often subtly eclipse conventional interpretations, and are woven throughout her books to provide understated history lessons under the cloak of fiction.
On this site are her notes about the writing of each book, excerpts from press reviews over the years, and her thoughts on the process of writing and creation.
Unchain yourself from the daily grind and embrace Pauline’s beloved characters. Hatshepsut, Boudicca and Caradoc, Huy and Ishat, Ramses, Seqenenra, and all her other cherished companions are waiting to share their lives with you!
Translations
Pauline’s novels have been published all over the world and translated into French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Greek, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and Russian.
Awards
Child of the Morning won the 1977 Alberta Search-for-a-New-Novelist Competition and went on to become one of the best selling debut novels in history.
The Eagle and the Raven won the 1981 Jean Boujassy Award from the French Société des Gens de Lettres.
Stargate was nominated for the Canadian Sci-Fi and Fantasy Association’s Prix Aurora Award in 1983, a year in which no winner was declared.
The Twelfth Transforming won the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s Georges Bugnet Award for Best Novel in 1985.
The Dillon Covers
Pauline’s first four novels were published with cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon, and promoted by the publishers with big, beautiful posters of the covers. We are pleased to offer reproductions of the original cover art on posters, canvas prints, apparel and merchandise here.
Read how this remarkable and unique offering came to be here.