Elaine Dewar

Elaine Dewar has been propelled since childhood by boundless curiosity and the joy of storytelling. Her first book, Cloakof Green, delved into the dark side of environmental politicsand became an underground classic. Bones: Discovering the First Americans was a national bestseller. The Second Tree: ofClones, Chimeras, and Quests for Immortality won Canada's premierliterary nonfiction prize from the Writers' Trust. Dewar has been called "one of Canada's best muckrakers" and aspires to be a happy warrior for the public good. She lives withher husband in Toronto.