Author Talk: Nicola Kraus

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A conversation with Nicola Kraus, author of The Best We Could Hope For & The Nanny Diaries.

<h3>Author Talk: Nicola Kraus at Bedford Books</h3>Bedford Books is thrilled to welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Kraus, author of The Best We Could Hope For and The Nanny Diaries. Nicola will be joined in conversation by USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Jacqueline Friedland.Books will be available for sale and signing. Wine and snacks will be served.About the book:From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful novel about family, the weight of secrets, the choices we make, and the repercussions of the decisions made for us.When Bunny Linden abandons her three children with her older sister, Jayne, in 1972, she knows Jayne will be the perfect mother. The mother Bunny, a teen runaway, could never be.As months turn into years without word, Jayne and her husband, Rodger, a rising journalism star, strive to give the children the opportunity to flourish and feel loved. When Jayne and Rodger finally have a child of their own, a seemingly stable home is built. But then, after nearly a decade, Bunny resurfaces and sets a chain of events in motion that detonates all their lives.As adults, their children try to reassemble the pieces and solve the mystery that has always haunted them. Who were their parents? What really happened between them? And who is ultimately to blame for the destruction? But will the answers they seek set them free―or lead to something far more damaging than anyone imagined?About Nicola Kraus:Nicola Kraus co-authored The Nanny Diaries, an international #1 best-seller and movie starring Scarlett Johansson &amp; Alicia Keys. Nicola has contributed to The London Times, The New York Times, Redbook, Glamour, and Town &amp; Country. In 2015 she co-founded the creative consulting firm The Finished Thought, which helps the next generation of aspiring authors find their voice and audience. Her first solo novel, The Best We Could Hope For, will be released on May 1st.About Jacqueline Friedland:Jacqueline Friedland is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of He Gets That From Me, That’s Not a Thing, and Trouble the Water.Jacqueline graduated Magna Cum Laude from both the University of Pennsylvania and NYU Law School. She practiced as a commercial litigator at two New York law firms. After determining that office life did not suit her, Jacqueline began teaching Legal Writing and Lawyering Skills at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law in Manhattan and working on her first book in her limited spare time. Finally deciding to embrace her passion and pursue writing full time, Jacqueline returned to school to earn her Masters of Fine Arts from Sarah Lawrence College, graduating from the program in 2016.Her newest book, Counting Backwards, was released on March 11th and is available at Bedford Books!

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