Maude Ménard-Dunn was born in Montreal and currently resides in Dunham, in the Eastern Townships. After studying creative writing and political science, she completed a master's degree in social work. Mother of three children, she shares her passion and expertise by teaching social work at Sherbrooke CEGEP. Since childhood, Maude has cultivated a fascination for buried mysteries and forgotten stories. In her old house in Dunham, once inhabited by a certain Doris Small, she continues the tradition by hiding messages and objects in the walls, to surprise and amuse future generations.