Marion Douglas grew up on a farm in southern Ontario, close to a very small place called Lakelet and its lake. She moved west in 1981, settling in Calgary in 1986 and that is where she stayed. At first she thought Alberta was short on trees, but now she loves the landscape. Her children grew up and moved to Montreal and Vancouver so she has good reasons to shuttle around the country, especially now that she has a very lovable grandson. The Game of Giants is her fifth novel.