Joyce Carman Barkhouse, was a children's writer, of which nationality, best known for writing historical fiction, and is the aunt of Margaret Atwood, a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, and environmental activist?
Joyce Barkhouse Joyce Carman Barkhouse {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (May 3, 1913 – February 2, 2012) was a Canadian children's writer best known for writing historical fiction. She is the aunt of Margaret Atwood, with whom she co-wrote the children's book "Anna's Pet". Barkhouse achieved her greatest recognition for her novel "Pit Pony."
Mary Susanne Edgar Mary Susannah Edgar was a Canadian author born in Sundridge, Ontario on May 23, 1889. Her schooling took her from Sundridge to Barrie High School and Havergal College, Toronto. She is the author of several books, one-act plays and hymns, the most famous of them being "God Who Touchest Earth with Beauty", which has been translated into several languages and placed in hymnals around the world.