About Barbara Delinsky
Barbara Delinsky, author of Escape, Not My Daughter, While My Sister Sleeps, The Secret Between Us, and Family Tree, has written more than twenty bestselling novels with over thirty million copies in print. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, she also wrote a nonfiction book, Uplift: Secrets From the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors, which is currently in its fifth printing. All of the proceeds from the book go to charity, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. A lifelong New Englander, Delinsky earned a BA in psychology from Tufts University and an MA in sociology from Boston College.
About Lydia Schafer
Lydia Schafer has lived most of her life in Northwest Ohio, attending Ottawa Hills Schools, The University of Toledo, and the former Medical College of Ohio. After earning a PhD in Pathology, she taught for thirteen years as an assistant professor before retiring in 2006 to finish raising her son and daughter. Having participated in theater and entertaining while growing up, her empty nest has now given her the opportunity to perform again. She can be found singing with the Plat Three Band, working with local television stations on commercials, and performing on stage with local theater productions. She still lives in Ohio with her husband, Patrick, a local physician.