Lyn­da Cohen Loigman, a grad­u­ate of Har­vard Col­lege and Colum­bia Law School, is the author of four nov­els, includ­ing The Two-Fam­i­ly House and The Matchmaker’s Gift. Her most recent nov­el, The Love Elixir of Augus­ta Stern, was an Ama­zon Editor’s Pick, an Octo­ber 2024 Book of The Month Club selec­tion, and a final­ist for the Goodreads 2024 Choice Awards in His­tor­i­cal Fiction.