Betsy Cornwell is the New York Times best-selling author of The Circus Rose, Mechanica, Venturess, and Tides. She graduated from Smith College and was a columnist and editor at Teen Ink before receiving an MFA in creative writing from Notre Dame, where she also taught fiction. She now lives in Ireland with her family. www.betsycornwell.com Twitter: @Betsy_Cornwell Instagram: @BetsyCornwell