Leigh McMullan Abramson
LEIGH MCMULLAN ABRAMSON has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, Tablet Magazine and more. She grew up in New York City, the daughter of a children's author and an illustrator. Leigh's parents often collaborated on picture books—many based on Leigh's own childhood experiences. Leigh studied ballet at The School of American Ballet into her teens, but eventually rebelled against her artistic family by going to law school. She practiced law for several years before following her passion for writing. Leigh now lives in New York City and Vermont with her husband and two young children.
A Likely Story
Leigh McMullan Abramson
The child of a famous American novelist discovers a shocking family secret that upends everything she thought she knew about her parents, her gilded childhood, and her own stalled writing career.
Growing up in the nineties in New York City as the only child of famous parents was both a blessing and a curse for Isabelle Manning. Her society hostess mother, Claire, and New York Times–bestselling author father, Ward, were the city’s intellectual It couple. But when, as an adult, Isabelle uncovers shocking truths about her parents, she begins to wonder whether everything she knew about her family was based on an elaborate lie.
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