Background
Karen Autio was born in Fort William, Ontario and grew up in the area, now called Thunder Bay.
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Second Watch by Karen Autio (2005-01-01)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K3HKYXC/?tag=2022091-20
Karen Autio
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She studied mathematics and computer science at the University of Waterloo and worked as a software developer before starting her writing career.
Career
She has written a historical novel trilogy about a young immigrant girl Saara Mäki and her adventures in 1910s Canada. She lives currently in Kelowna, British Columbia. Her first novel, Second Watch (Sonoris Press 2005), is set around the wreck of the Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Empress of Ireland in 1914.
Young Saara is one of the few surviving children in the disaster that took more than 1,000 lives.
In the sequel, Saara takes care of her mother who is treated for tuberculosis.
