Coming right up and coming to a city near you! If you live nearby these cities, or know people who do, I hope you’ll let them know about More →

My friend Kory Wells, an extraordinarily exquisite poet with her own Southern twang, tagged me to join the “Next Big Thing Blog Hop” and then I promptly forgot.  That’s because More →

It inevitably snowed on Halloween and we had to wear coats over our costumes and boots beneath our princess dresses.  Christmas was fraught with pitfalls: My Jewish father wouldn’t let More →

Writing a novel about real people has an unexpected benefit: the characters may have living, breathing relatives you can actually meet. Anna Bahlmann — Edith Wharton’s governess, then secretary — More →

I’ve just completed a wonderful trip across the U.S., sharing my new book, “The Age of Desire.” As I traveled, I saw some of the most striking landscapes in the More →

Delicate and imaginative.  Fields’s love and respect for all her characters and her care in telling their stories shines  through. Publishers Weekly  

“Perceptive… Deeply felt… Sheds welcome light on the little-known life of a famous woman.” Booklist