Orange Prize-winner Valerie Martin is the author of eight acclaimed adult novels, including Property and The Confessions of Edward Day. She lives in Millbrook, New York. Valerie Martin s niece, Lisa Martin, has worked as an educator and children's poet and currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. Orange Prize-winner Valerie Martin is the author of eight acclaimed adult novels, including Property and The Confessions of Edward Day. She lives in Millbrook, New York. Valerie Martin s niece, Lisa Martin, has worked as an educator and children's poet and currently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.