Claire McMillan

Claire McMillan is the author of The Necklace and Gilded Age, which was inspired by Edith Wharton’s House of Mirth. From her Q&A with Deborah Kalb:Q: You’ve noted that some of the inspiration for The Necklace came from family memorabilia. How did these letters and journals help lead to the creation of the novel? A: My husband’s great-grandmother’s scrapbook memorializing the house parties she