As a woman in the highly competitive field of law, raising two children and also pursuing a writing career, Sylvia knows well the challenges of trying to ‘do it all.’ In her novels and short pieces...view moreAs a woman in the highly competitive field of law, raising two children and also pursuing a writing career, Sylvia knows well the challenges of trying to ‘do it all.’ In her novels and short pieces, she writes with humor and empathy about women, the legal profession, marriage and family life. Sylvia was at one time a student of Margaret Atwood and credits as her mentor, the late, great Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, Carol Shields.view less