Anya Seton was an American author best known for her historical fiction novel 'Dragonwyck'. She was born in New York City in 1904 and wrote many novels throughout her lifetime. Her works often focused on the history of the United States, particularly the colonial period. Seton's novel 'Dragonwyck' was published in 1944 and was a bestseller. It tells the story of a young woman who moves to a mysterious estate in the Hudson Valley and is drawn into a web of dark secrets.