Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor’s Wife, The Accidental Empress, Sisi, The Queen’s Fortune, and The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, as well as the nonfiction memoir Beauty in the Broken Places and two childrens’ books (with Marya Myers), Nelly Takes New York and Poppy Takes Paris. Allison’s novels have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former news writer and producer, Allison has written for The New York Times, USA Today, and other outlets. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and Morning Joe. Allison graduated cum laude from Yale University and lives in New York with her husband and family.