Taylor Caldwell Reback the international writer of 40 books who fell, in her later years, into the talons of the money hunters. The vulpine valentinos turned the Reback family into a Greek tragedy that was suited to be played on the ancient theater of Epidavros. Just as Taylor Caldwell wrote compelling drama in her books she inserts drama into every aspect of her life with mischeveous whimsy. Her life as a wife, mother, author and lover Taylor lived as a character in her books.