Carol Wallace has written more than twenty books, including the New York Times bestseller To Marry an English Lord, which was an inspiration for Downton Abbey. She is also the author of an historical novel, Leaving Van Gogh, and a co-author of The Official Preppy Handbook. Wallace holds degrees from Princeton University and Columbia University, and is the great-great-granddaughter of Lew Wallace, author of the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, which was first published in 1880. She currently lives in New York, New York.

DYNAMIC COMMERCIAL APPEAL: Fans of Pride and Prejudice will adore the relatable, charming Wilcox family, and Gossip Girl fans will revel in the cutthroat high society they inhabit. Jemima and Alice Wilcox feel like the American cousins to Elizabeth and Jane Bennett, surrounded by a grand city setting, which will immerse readers.

EXPERIENCED AUTHOR AND TELEVISION PARALLELS: Carol Wallace has written more than twenty books, including three novels. She's the author of The Official Preppy Handbook and the New York Times bestseller To Marry an English Lord, which was an inspiration for Downton Abbey, created by Julian Fellowes. The next show by Julian Fellowes, Gilded Age, set in New York City, is due to release from HBO in 2021. This is her first novel in a decade and the first to put to full use her nonfiction expertise in the worlds of the wealthy.

FASCINATING GILDED AGE AND NEW YORK CITY HISTORY: Before there was the New York City subway, there was the Elevated. Through the Wilcox family we learn the history of New York and its elevated railway, which wasn't superseded by the subway system for more than thirty years.

BOOK CLUB POTENTIAL: Our Kind of People explores themes of social and economic class, love, family bonds, and changing times as well as the courage it takes to forge your own path, all told in an effortless voice that book clubs will devour.