Gioia Dilib­er­to is the author of sev­en books and a play. Her writ­ing, which focus­es on wom­en’s lives, has been praised for com­bin­ing rich sto­ry­telling, deep research, and lit­er­ary grace. Her books have been trans­lat­ed into sev­er­al lan­guages, and she has writ­ten for many pub­li­ca­tions. She also teach­es in the writ­ing pro­gram at North­west­ern Uni­ver­si­ty’s School of Pro­fes­sion­al Studies.