As The Age of Desire inches closer to publication, people have begun to ask me, “Why write about Edith Wharton? What does a woman who wrote 100 years ago have to do with our lives now?” From the day I read the House of Mirth, I felt an emotional link to Edith. Her characters … [Read more...]
Gearing Up
With just over a month to the launch of The Age of Desire, I feel a tremor of anxiety. Not that people won’t be captivated by the story of Edith Wharton’s life – what a story she left for me to write! -- but I worry as I send my characters out into the world just as a mother … [Read more...]
“Delicate and imaginative.”
Delicate and imaginative. Fields’s love and respect for all her characters and her care in telling their stories shines through. Publishers Weekly … [Read more...]
“Perceptive…Deeply felt”
"Perceptive... Deeply felt... Sheds welcome light on the little-known life of a famous woman." Booklist … [Read more...]
“A secret side of Wharton”
“Fields brings a secret side of Wharton to life, and shows us a woman whose elegant façade concealed a turbulent sensuality.” —DAISY GOODWIN, author of The Last Heiress … [Read more...]