Marion McKinnon Crook

Marion McKinnon Crook is a Canadian nurse, educator and author of more than fifteen books (published under Marion Crook, Emma Dakin and Marion McKinnon). She has written memoirs and local histories about nursing and rural life in British Columbia, including Always Pack a Candle: A Nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin (2021) and Always on Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching and Rural Living (2024). She lives on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast and draws on decades of experience in community health nursing and regional history.