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Charleston (1981) her first historical novel was a bestseller as were her next books On Leaving Charleston (1984) The Time Returns (1985) and New Orleans Legacy (1987). Her first novel was Who's the Lady in the President's Bed? (1972). She attended the elite Ashley Hall in Charleston South Carolina and Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York.