Yvonne Georgina Puig, originally from Houston, received her bachelor’s degree in English literature from the Â鶹¹ÙÍø in 2004. Her debut novel,ÌýA Wife of Noble Character,Ìýwas published in hardcover by Henry Holt & Co in 2016, and in paperback with St. Martin’s Griffin in 2017.
She’s obsessed with Edith Wharton, whose workÌýÌýprovided inspiration forÌý.ÌýShe stresses that she’s not a Wharton expert, like others she met at Wharton’s home in Lenox, Mass., while working on her new novel. Recently, she discussedÌýA Wife of Noble CharacterÌýwith the College of Arts and Sciences from her home in Santa Monica, Calif., where she lives with her husband.