Arleen Paré is a poet and novelist, author of two previous books. Her first book, Paper Trail, was short-listed for the Dorothy Livesay BC Book Award for Poetry and won the Victoria Butler Book Prize. Her second book, Leaving Now, a mixed genre novel, was also well received. Originally from Montreal, she lived for many years in Vancouver, where she worked as a social worker and administrator. She now lives in Victoria. Lake of Two Mountains is her second poetry collection.