Leslie Bella

Leslie Bella considers Newfoundland to be "home". She lives in St. John's with her beagles Ben and Rosie. Leslie was born in the United Kingdom, and came to Canada in 1966. She has lived and worked in most parts of Canada before finally arriving in Newfoundland ten years ago.

After publishing "The Christmas Imperative", about women's work to develop framily through family rituals, Leslie became interested in how we build family. In pursuing this work she has studied migrants, including Newfoundlanders living "away" and "come from aways" living in Newfoundland. This research resulted in the publishing of this book "Newfoundlanders: Home and Away."