A heist, a hunt, a gang of female thieves: Kitchener author's new book is a journey through 1920s southern Ontario
Kitchener author K.D. Straus set her new novel, To Be True, in the 1920s. It takes the reader from London, England's high society to familiar Canadian cities. This is the first caper in the North of the Avon series. Straus spoke to CBC K-W's Aastha Shetty about the inspiration behind her first book.
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