About the Author

Diane Ackerman has been the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the best-selling The Zookeeper's Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. She lives in Ithaca, New York.

Reviews

"Engrossing, affecting, sweetly funny, and mind-opening." -- Donna Seaman - Booklist "Breathtaking ... hollowed out my chest ... A splendid book." -- Karen Long - Cleveland Plain Dealer "Renewed my faith in the redemptive power of love." -- Abraham Verghese - New York Times Book Review "Moving... Ms. Ackerman won me over...intensely engaging... intimate." -- Paula Span - New York Times' blog "The New Old Age"