Let's make this birthday one to remember.

69 years old (Born on March 23, 1956)

Happy Birthday, Julia Glass! May your day be as delightfully intricate and beautifully layered as your novels. From the captivating charm of "Three Junes," which earned you the National Book Award, to the heartfelt narratives of "The Widower's Tale" and "I See You Everywhere," you've given readers countless reasons to smile, ponder, and occasionally shed a tear.

Here's hoping this birthday brings you joy worthy of a bestselling plot twist—unexpected yet perfectly satisfying. Keep crafting stories that resonate deeply; after all, birthdays are just chapters in life's novel—and yours is clearly an award-winning masterpiece. Cheers!