Anita Harvey Briggs (’52 M.M.), Cherry Valley, N.Y. :: is the author of children’s book Hobart (Simon and Schuster), which was given a starred review by Publishers Weekly, and its newly released sequel, Violet. Her new novel, Merchant of Dreams, received a Kirkus starred review and was selected as one of Kirkus’ 100 Best Indie Books of 2017. “My husband, Walter, and I live in a 225-year-old house on a hill above Cherry Valley,” she says, “where we have frequent merry get-togethers with our six children and 16 grandchildren.”