LINDA TAGLIAFERRO, a journalist and author, contributes regularly to The New York Times. She is the author of five books, including Genetic Engineering: Progress or Peril? She lives in Queens, New York and is the author of 25 books.
StoryCorps founder and New York Times bestselling author Dave Isay shares stories of love and marriage from the revolutionary oral history project. See the author on tour »
Set in New York City in 1938, this is a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Read an excerpt. Listen to a podcast.