I was very flattered to have been invited to dinner by the members of the Book Club in Briarcliff, who had chosen The Coup as their April selection. Not since I was in a bassinette have I been the focus of a room full of women, and it was fun! Lisa Tane, Phyllis Neider, Christine Wexler, Ann Zampolin, Betsy Simons, Susie Mordoh, Hillary Messer and Sharon Hogan made me feel most welcome, and even laughed at many of my jokes. They asked me about my porcess, the publishing experience, the research I did, and how I came up with the characters. We also cast the movie. (If Patrick Dempsey is listening, he should know that he will always find a place to hang his hat in Briarcliff.) And most flattering, many of the ladies said that The Coup is not the sort of thing they would have ordinarily picked up on their own, but having done so, they liked it very much.
