Laurie Colwin, beş roman, üç kısa öykü koleksiyonu ve iki ciltlik deneme ve yemek tarifleri yazan Amerikalı bir yazardı. New York sosyetesini canlandırması ve Gourmet dergisindeki yemek köşeleriyle tanınıyordu. 2012'de James Beard Vakfı, onu Yemek Kitabı Onur Listesi'ne aldı.
Now, as she walked slowly back to her office, the world looked askew. Nothing seemed to fit. Intelligence had nothing to do with this at all. The jig was up. She was in love.
"...You are not married to Woman. You are married to one specific woman. That one specific woman behaves in one specific way. She needs to be by herself every once in a while. What difference does it make? Unless you don't trust her."