The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post - Allison Pataki

Allison Pataki is the New York Times bestselling author of The Traitor ' s Wife, The Accidental Empress , Sisi , Where the Light Falls , and The Queen's Fortune , as well as the nonfiction memoir Beauty in the Broken Places and two children's books, 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 , ABC News, HuffPost , USA Today , Fox News, and other outlets. She has appeared on Today , Good Morning America , Fox & Friends , Good Day New York , Good Day Chicago , and MSNBC's Morning Joe . Allison graduated cum laude from Yale University, is a member of The Historical Novel Society, and lives in New York with her husband and family.