Diplomée en Histoire du XIXème siècle à "McGill University".
Elle a écrit de nombreux livres et collaborée à de nombreuses publications dont "Globe and Mail", "Toronto Star", "Ottawa Citizen", "The Gazette" (Montreal), "Quill & Quire", "Huffington Post" et "London Free Press".
1986 "Tropical Obsession: A Universal Tragedy in Four Acts Set in Haiti"
1988 "Haiti: The Duvaliers and their Legacy"
1999 "A History of Celibacy"
2003 "A History of Mistresses"
2008 "Sugar: A Bittersweet History"
2010 "A History of Marriage"
2011 "Haiti: A Shattered Nation"