Cathleen Schine is the author of "The Three Weissmanns of Westport", To "the Birdhouse", "The New Yorkers", and "The Love Letter", among other novels. She has contributed to "The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine", and "The New York Times Book Review". She grew up in Westport, Connecticut, and lives in New York City and Venice, California.

Cynthia Darlow has been recording audiobooks since 2000, and has received several Earphones awards from "AudioFile" Magazine for her work. Darlow narrated Macmillan Audio s "The Red Hat Club" and "Ladies of the Lake", both by Haywood Smith. In describing Darlow s reading of "Ladies of the Lake", "Booklist" stated, Darlow jumps into the novel's spirit, pulling out characters with voices dripping with southern charm. Her smooth-as-honey, well-paced reading makes Smith's zany scenes shine."

She has made numerous stage appearances both on and off Broadway and in regional and repertory theater. Most notably, she appeared in the original Broadway production of "Grease" and "The Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan. Her television credits include all versions of "Law & Order" and "The Sopranos".