There are few times in one's life that you can say, "I'll remember this as long as I live." Last night was one of those moments. I had the opportunity to read to a sold-out crowd on the terrace at the Mount, Edith Wharton's beloved home. It was a glorious night with china blue … [Read more...]
Meet Me at The Mount!
In less than two weeks, I’ll be reading at The Mount from my new novel, The Age of Desire, a novel about Edith Wharton’s life, and particularly the years 1907-1910 when she met and fell in love with Morton Fullerton. I can’t think of a more thrilling place to send my fragile … [Read more...]
How Edith Wharton’s Letters Flew!
We e-mail. We tweet. We text. Our messages are virtually instantaneous. But we aren’t the first to invent quick messaging. If you read my new novel, The Age of Desire, you’ll find out that back in Paris at the turn of the century, Edith Wharton stayed in contact with her lover, … [Read more...]
Screened Porch Bliss
They must have had screened porches in Edith Wharton’s day. A quick Google search tells me that screened porches became particularly popular around 1880. And were still popular by the time Edith built The Mount. Yet, a screened porch wasn’t part of her plans. Maybe there were … [Read more...]
Why Edith Wharton?
As The Age of Desire inches closer to publication, people have begun to ask me, “Why write about Edith Wharton? What does a woman who wrote 100 years ago have to do with our lives now?” From the day I read the House of Mirth, I felt an emotional link to Edith. Her characters … [Read more...]