Caeli Wolfson Widger

Caeli Wolfson Widger is the author of the novels REAL HAPPY FAMILY and MOTHER OF INVENTION, praised by Margaret Atwood as a "pacy thriller" and the New York Times as "downright prescient." She's also the co-author of the novels SANTA MONICA and TOPANGA CANYON (forthcoming '21), written in collaboration with Julia Fierro and published under the pen name Cassidy Lucas. She's taught creative writing at the Sackett Writers' Workshop, Writing Workshops Los Angeles, the University of Montana, and University College London. Caeli lives in Santa Monica, CA, with her husband and three children.

Caeli can be found at caeliwidger.com.

Charitable Organization: Camfed

Praise

“It’s refreshing to read about motherhood as stated in its baldest, truest terms, and Tessa’s struggles with the life/work balance are moving and all too real…Tessa’s journey is hard to resist, and the questions raised by the prospect of shorter pregnancies—would they really empower women, or just make it mandatory for them to bear children as quickly as possible?—feel downright prescient.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Accelerated pregnancy…leads to unexpected consequences + bad behavior + last-minute escapes in this pacey thriller!” —Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale

 "A witty debut that puts an entertaining reality TV spin on a perennial topic:  mother-daughter dysfunction." —People