Alyson Rich­man is the USA Today and #1 inter­na­tion­al best­selling author of sev­er­al his­tor­i­cal nov­els, includ­ing The Vel­vet Hours, The Gar­den of Let­ters, and The Lost Wife, which is cur­rent­ly in devel­op­ment for a major motion pic­ture. Alyson grad­u­at­ed from Welles­ley Col­lege with a degree in art his­to­ry and Japan­ese stud­ies. She is an accom­plished painter and her nov­els com­bine her deep love of art, his­tor­i­cal research, and trav­el. Alyson’s nov­els have been pub­lished in twen­ty-five lan­guages and have reached best­seller lists both in the Unit­ed States and abroad. She lives on Long Island with her hus­band and two chil­dren, where she is cur­rent­ly at work on her next nov­el. Find her on Insta­gram, @alysonrichman.