Danielle Crittenden is the author of "Amanda.Bright@Home," OpinionJournal's first serialized novel. She is also the author of "What Our Mothers Didn't Tell Us: Why Happiness Eludes The Modern Woman" (Simon & Schuster, 1999). A former columnist for The New York Post, she is also the founding editor of The Women's Quarterly, published by the Washington- based Independent Women's Forum.

Miss Crittenden is married to David Frum, a former speechwriter for President Bush. They have two children and live in Washington.