Katherine is an award winning author and lecturer. Her novel, CREATION was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2003. She is currently working on her next novel, set in 19th century Japan.

Three Views of Crystal Water (2008)
An Amazon.ca Top Pick of 2005. A Globe and Mail Book of the Year. On a rainy afternoon in 1934, young Vera Lowinger Drew waits at a Vancouver port for her grandfather's ship to dock. The motherless girl is the last of a pearling dynasty, and for generations, the men in her family—consumed by the promise of fortune—have abandoned their women to plunder riches on the ocean floors of the South Seas . But today, James Lowinger comes ashore for what is supposed to be the last time—with a young Japanese woman on his arm.
Fate brings Vera back into the dangerous and beautiful world of the pearl on the shores of a small Japanese island. There, Vera comes to womanhood among the ama , women divers who teach her their secret art. But when war turns her friends into “the enemy,” she is forced to leave her island home and return to the safety of Canada , abandoning the sisterhood of the ama and the possibility of love.
Three Views of Crystal Water comes alive with emotional and historical depth to illuminate both our desire to possess and our need to belong.

Rights Sold
Canada - HarperCollins; UK- HarperCollins

“Magnificent.... A writer in top form. The pacing is exquisite. The characters are unforgettable.”
- Edmonton Journal

“A sprawling saga, Three Views of Crystal Water goes far beneath the surface, delving deeper and deeper into dangerous waters.”
- Calgary Herald

“A classic coming-of-age story told with emotional intelligence in lyrical, dreamlike language.”
- National Post

“A pearl of great worth.”
- The Globe and Mail