Abigail Thomas, the daughter of renowned science writer Lewis Thomas "(The Lives of a Cell)", is the mother of four children and the grandmother of twelve. She is the author of six previous books, including the memoir "A Three Dog Life", which was named one of the best books of 2006 by the "Los Angeles Times" and The" "Washington Post". When Thomas can't write, she paints. She teaches writing and lives in Woodstock, New York, with her four dogs.