Allison Pataki
Allison Pataki is a New York Times bestselling author known for historical fiction.
Her published works include The Traitor's Wife, The Accidental Empress, Sisi: Empress on Her Own, Where the Light Falls, and the memoir Beauty in the Broken Places.
Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and received significant media attention, including features on The TODAY Show, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, USA Today, FOX News, and Morning Joe.
She is the daughter of a former New York State governor and has Hungarian descent, which informed her research on Empress Elisabeth.
