B.L. Sauder

Bonita (Bonnie) Lynn Sauder was born in the northern city of Grande Prairie, Alberta in 1961. In 1979, Bonita moved to Edmonton to attend college and later University of Alberta where she completed her Bachelor of Education majoring in English Literature.

After longing to live in China, she was convinced by a friend to move to Hong Kong where she spent several wonderful years. It was in Hong Kong where she met her husband and after moving to Singapore for a year, they decided that Cape Town, South Africa was the place they wanted to be.

Bonita's two sons were born in the Cape and she completed her Master of Education in Language and Literature. In 2000, family and friends in Vancouver beckoned Bonita and her young children back to Canadian soil where they lived until 2005. During this time, Bonita wrote "Year of the Golden Dragon", the first book in what she calls her "Journey to the East" trilogy. While she was searching for a publisher, Bonita and her husband were once again drawn back to Asia, this time to live in Bangkok. After several years, her family has returned to Canada along with their two 'fu dogs'.