After graduation from Vassar College, Alexandra Grabbe worked in journalism and broadcasting while raising three bicultural children in Paris, France. For two decades, she ran an eco-friendly bed-and-breakfast on Cape Cod, where she edited her father's memoir. Two of his ancestors are mentioned in Tolstoy's War and Peace. Now dividing her time between Sweden and Boston, Alexandra continues her lifelong passion as an author. Find her recent work in The Washington Post, Better After 50, and Next Avenue at Alexandragrabbe.com.