“A hummingbird cake, she decided as she turned on the kitchen light. It was made with bananas and pineapples and pecans and had a cream cheese frosting.She would make it light enough to float away.She reached over to open the window. To float to her daughter.”

American novelist and New York Times bestselling author

Sarah Addison Allen is an American novelist and New York Times bestselling author. She is known for fiction that has reached a wide popular audience. Allen’s work is recognized for its strong readership and commercial success. Her name is associated with contemporary novels that blend imagination and emotional warmth, though the biographical record here gives only her broad literary standing rather than specific titles or themes.