Renee Lehnen

Renee Lehnen is an author who publishes under the pen name, Renata North. By profession, Renee is a registered nurse. She lives in Stratford, Ontario with her husband who is also a nurse.

Elmington

A satirical suspense novel ~ Professor Martha Gray expects to pay a brief visit to her father, Gordon Gray before returning to Vancouver for the fall semester. Instead, Martha finds Gordon disheveled, wheezy, and cantankerous in his squalid bungalow and she remains in Elmington, Ontario to help him. Trouble is, Gordon doesn’t want help.

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Renee is a writer of essays, novels, short stories, and poetry.

Her favourite story subjects are illness, death, and institutional oppression, approached with a light, whimsical style.

When she isn’t writing, Renee works as a registered nurse. She also enjoys fixing up old houses with her family and serving as board secretary, hike leader, and trail monitor for the Avon Trail.

Born and raised in southwestern Ontario, Renee has lived in Indonesia and Japan. She currently lives in Stratford, Ontario with her husband.