Lisa Novick Gold­berg was born in Brook­lyn and raised in the Five Towns on Long Island. She received her bach­e­lor’s degree from Vas­sar Col­lege and her mas­ter’s degree in inter­na­tion­al affairs from Colum­bia School of Inter­na­tion­al and Pub­lic Affairs. She lives in Coconut Grove, FL with her hus­band, Stan­ford Blake. This is her first book.