Louise is very familiar with the theme of Serendipity, as she was an actress herself. Her greatest accomplishment being the Emmy she won for her role on Ryan's Hope. Shortly thereafter she was let go from the soap. First turning to writing for the soaps, to writing on her own. Her first book The Three Miss Margarets: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle) was quickly followed by The Ladies of Garrison Gardens: A Novel and Family Acts: A Novel.
Louise is charming, engaging, graceful, funny and it was my (our) pleasure to have her speak with us. She engrossed us with her stories, especially the one about the night she won her Emmy. She engaged us in an interesting discussion of whether or not something that happened in the book (don't want to give away any spoilers here) is a generational thing or something that spans time. After Louise left, we all talked about how much we loved having her visit us, and most importantly, how we could have listened to her talk for hours! It was an honor to have her in my home!
