title: Merle Shain
text: # Merle Shain
  
  Merle Shain (1935–1989) was a Canadian author and journalist.
  
  Shain was born in Toronto, and graduated from the University of Toronto, with a BA (1957) and BSW (1959).
  
  As a journalist, Shain worked as a feature writer for the Toronto Telegram, as an associate editor of the magazine Chatelaine, and as a columnist for the Toronto Sun. Shain also worked as a television presenter, hosting the CTV news program W5. For four years, she was a member of the board of the National Film Board of Canada.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  * Some Men Are More Perfect Than Others
  * When Lovers Are Friends
  * Hearts That We Broke Long Ago
  * Courage My Love.
  