Gwen Tuinman
Gwen Tuinman is a novelist, born and raised in rural southern Ontario. Fascinated by the landscape of human tenacity, she writes about people navigating the social restrictions of their era. Her storytelling is influenced by an interest in bygone days. As a mentor, she helps women writers to shed emotional armour so they can reclaim their self-expression, dream bigger and learn to guide themselves through new creative risks. Gwen lives in the Kawartha Lakes region with her husband. Her forthcoming novel will be published in the spring of 2024 by Random House Canada.
Gwen Tuinman 
January 10, 2015 at 11:54 am
Great photos, that last one looks so cosy with the two women sitting in front of the fire.
January 10, 2015 at 1:18 pm
It does look cozy. When I clicked on the photo, I noticed that there is a woman lying on a daybed to the right of the fireplace. She and the lady nearest to her are reading newspapers. Based on the date of the photo, they were midway through World War 1. It leaves me wondering if they are reading about the progress of the war. It would be interesting to know the relationship between the women (mother, sister, daughter, aunt). Perhaps a man absent from the photo was serving overseas.
January 10, 2015 at 1:25 pm
So there is! I like it even more now. But yes, perhaps not such a contented scene as it appears.