Sarah Dunant is the author of the international bestsellers The Birth of Venus, In the Company of the Courtesan, andSacred Hearts, which have received major acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Her earlier novels include three Hannah Wolfe crime thrillers, as well asSnowstorms in a Hot Climate, Transgressions, and Mapping the Edge, all three of which are available as Random House Trade Paperbacks. She has two daughters and lives in London and Florence. - (Random House, Inc.)