Ruth WhippmanRuth Whippman is a British author and journalist living in the United States. A former BBC documentary director and producer, her essays, cultural criticism and journalism have appeared in the New York Times, Time magazine, the Guardan and the Huffington Post. Her first book, The Pursuit of Happiness, was a New York Post Best Book of the Year, a New York Times Editor's Choice, a Daily Mail Must Read and a Sunday Times Top Summer Read. She lives in California with her husband and three sons. Read More Read Less