Meet Carrie Bradshaw before 'Sex and the City!'

Before "Sex and the City," Carrie Bradshaw was a small-town girl who knew she wanted more. "The Carrie Diaries" is the coming-of-age story of one of the most iconic characters of this generation.

Candace Bushnell is the best-selling author of 'Sex and the City' -- the global phenomenon that began as a column in the New York Observer and went on to become an HBO cult hit TV series, best-selling novel and a box office smash in 2008 (with a sequel currently being filmed for release May 2010). She is married and lives in Manhattan.

Praise for 'Sex and the City': "Jane Austen with a Martini." Sunday Telegraph "Intriguing and highly entertaining." Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones's Diary "Hilarious! a compulsively readable book, served up in bite-sized chunks of irrepressible irreverence." Marie Claire