Kristin Clark is the author of seven internationally best-selling novels: A Sage in Delhi, The Boy Who Survived, The War and Us, The Lost Daughter, The Tutor, Oasis in Winter and Loveable. Her books have been translated into over forty languages and read by more than 14 million people worldwide. Born in Washington D.C., Kristin went on to Columbia University to study French and Italian, and spent several years living in Spain, Italy and Greece. For two years she worked as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Niger, West Africa, before marrying and settling in California. When she's not writing she loves to chat with her three daughters, travel, sing, paint and go on hikes with her husband Steve. Kristin has been a writer ever since Mrs. Duncan's fourth-grade class and still believes that stories have the power to heal the world. Kristin lives in Carmel, California, with her husband, three daughters and two Bichon Fris s. You can sign up for her exclusive bookclub and receive free gifts and sneak peaks at http: //books.click/bookclub Kristin is an ardent fan of impressionist paintings, rock & roll on vinyl, obsolete accessories, breakfast pastries, pizza, holidays, travelling, Disneyland, Hollywood, the cast of Casablanca, Carol King, Bob Dylan, the wee hours, card games, caf s, and the cookies made by her late mother.