C.S. REARDON’s family roots are deeply embedded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, although she spent most of her professional life outside that city and province. Her love of history and journalism coincided as a Senior Producer on the episode “Battle For A Continent” for the monumental CBC series Canada: A People’s History. During her time as Senior Producer and Executive Producer of the CBC’s flagship investigative program the fifth estate, the show won countless national and international awards. During her time at the CBC, Reardon worked with some of the best writers and journalists in the country. In 2010, she returned to her family roots to live in Halifax to begin her writing career. The Spanish Boy is the title of Reardon’s new novel.