Bio:

With a Canadian military father, Kim spent formative childhood years living in various parts of Canada, England and Germany. She started school in Swanage, Dorset.  The family also lived in Highworth, Wiltshire and Sundridge, Kent.

She and her husband, Mike Simpson, served twenty-year careers in the Canadian Forces. Retiring in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast. They focussed on raising their two sons, Brian and Kyle, pursued second careers as professional ski patrollers on nearby Mount Washington and for a time owned a sea kayaking company based on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Since Mike’s death in 2007, seeking solace and following her nomadic spirit, Kim has indulged her passion for off-the-beaten-path international travel. She has developed a particular fondness for long-distance walking. Following that pursuit has brought her back to England on several occasions and gave rise to her latest book, Canterbury and Other Tales: Treading Ancient Trails (2023).

Book Tour:

UK launch of Canterbury And Other Tales this April. Itinerary details at KimLetson.ca 

Other titles: 

Pomegranates at 4800 Metres – Journeying at Home and Away (2018)

Soul of a Nomad – The Journey Continues (2020)

In the Footsteps of a Roman Legion – Walking the Via Egnatia (2021)

When at home, she walks with friends, writes, and enjoys her unconventional garden.

Follow author’s  blog on her website: kimletson.ca