Oscar Wilde’s family steps into the spotlight
Louis Bayard’s engrossing new novel “The Wildes” tells the story of the iconic writer’s wife and sons, and how the toll of public scandal shaped the family for decades.
Phoebe is a former newspaper and magazine editor whose true love is fiction, especially historical fiction. She also loves anything that makes her laugh, self-dev listens that help keep her grounded in gratitude, and spy novels. She lives in upstate New York, where she attempts to garden and fantasizes about inventing a new apple-themed dessert that will take the world by storm, even though she doesn’t bake much.