Bar­bara Jos­sel­sohn is a best- sell­ing author of nine his­tor­i­cal and con­tem­po­rary nov­els that explore love, loss, resilience, and the endur­ing pow­er of secrets. She teach­es writ­ing at Sarah Lawrence Col­lege, West­port Writ­ers Work­shop, Scars­dale Library, and pri­vate­ly. When not writ­ing, she loves bal­let, Broad­way shows, and spend­ing time with her fam­i­ly, which includes her res­cue pup, Albie.