About Gail de Vos Gail de Vos, Merle Harris and Celia Barker Lottridge are internationally-known storytellers. Gail de Vos and Merle Harris are from Edmonton. Celia Barker Lottridge lives in Toronto. Books by Gail de Vos Telling Tales Storytelling in the Family by (author) Gail de Vos, Merle Harris & Celia Barker Lottridge