ANNE ROIPHE is the author of seven novels, including Up the Sandbox, Lovingkindness (currently under option to Ann Bancroft/Mel Brooks Productions), and The Pursuit of Happiness. Her nonfiction books include National Book Award nominee Fruitful: A Real Mother in the Modern World, 1185 Park Avenue: A Memoir, and Married: A Fine Predicament. For more than three decades, she has illuminated the complex realm of women's lives with her provocative insight.