Jhet van Ruyven

Who is Jhet van Ruyven?

Jhet van Ruyven is a Filipino-Canadian author who wrote the auto-biographical book The Tale of Juliet in 2005.

The Tale of Juliet is van Ruyven's self-published book which tells her life story from being a poor child vendor in the Philippines to succeeding as an immigrant in Canada. Following the launch of her book, van Ruyven was recognized by People Asia Magazine as one of the awardees of the 2005 People of the Year in the Philippines and won an Honorable Mention for Best Non-Fiction Book at the Independent Publisher Award in Western Canada.