Background
Mowat was born and educated in Toronto, Ontario.
Mowat was born and educated in Toronto, Ontario.
She graduated from Havergal College and the Ontario College of Art & Design as a Graphic designer and was married to the late author Farley Mowat.
Her second book Pomp and Circumstances (1989) arose from witnessing protocol behind the scenes at the Governor General"s residence Rideau Hall in Ottawa. She has also written a trilogy of young-adult fiction: The Girl from Away (1992), The French Isles (1994) and Last Summer in Louisbourg (1998).