‘People Pick’ & ‘Us-Must’ for ‘Beauty in the Broken Places’

Allison Pataki is the author of the bestselling novels Sisi, The Traitor’s Wife, and The Accidental Empress, as well as the co-author of Where the Light Falls, with her brother Owen Pataki, and two children’s books. Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages. The daughter of former New York State governor George E. Pataki, Allison Pataki and her husband, David, are passionate about raising awareness of the difficulties of life after a stroke or traumatic brain injury. She graduated cum laude from Yale University and lives in New York with her family.