Valeria Petrone has illustrated numerous picture
books, including Luther’s Halloween (by Cari
Meister) and Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin (by
Mary Serfozo), and does editorial illustration for
several Italian and UK magazines. She lives
in Milan, Italy.
Set in New York City in 1938, this is a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Read an excerpt. Listen to a podcast.