Madeleine Berenson is the second of eight children born of wealthy-but-parsimonious, anti-social parents who moved every two-to-four years. This meant she grew up in several different states, in large houses far away from other people and packed to the rafters with oddities from the flea market. In other words, the ideal childhood for a writer. Which is what she grew up to be, as well as a ski instructor. The mother of two sons and stepmother of two more, Madeleine lives in Eagle Vail with her adored and adoring husband David and their two dogs, Moose and Ticker.