Pam Jenoff

Pam Jenoff is an American author, lawyer, and professor of law at Rutgers University.[1] She writes love stories and historical novels, some of which have been nominated for awards and many of which have been bestsellers. She is still writing and lives with her three children and husband in New Jersey.

Biography

A resident of Haddonfield, New Jersey, Jenoff grew up in Evesham Township,[2] where she attended Cherokee High School.[3] Her mother "grew up in South Philadelphia in the 1940s"; "my dad’s family is from Atlantic City and my grandparents and great grandparents owned hotels and restaurants there in the 1930s and 40s."[4]

Her bachelor's degree is from George Washington University and her M.A. (in history) is from Cambridge University. Her J.D. degree is from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A former special assistant to the secretary of the Army and a State Department officer, she lives in Philadelphia and teaches evidence, employment law, and legal writing at the Camden campus of Rutgers Law School.[5]

She had just begun practicing law at a private firm when the 9/11 attacks spurred her to pursue a personal goal of becoming a writer.[4]

Books

The Kommandant's Girl (2007)[6] was nominated for a Quill Award.[7] Publishers Weekly described The Things We Cherished (2012) as "a timeless love story."[8] Harlequin MIRA released The Other Girl on September 1, 2014.[9]

Although Jenoff's State Department experience was in Poland, she says that she "wrote all my earlier books set in Europe [while] living in America" and her first novel set in the US while living in Poland.[4]

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach was begun some 20 years before its completion; Jenoff acknowledges Louisa May Alcott's Little Women as an inspiration for this novel.[4]

The Lost Girls of Paris (2019) covers much the same ground as Susan Elia MacNeal's The Paris Spy (2017). Both novels rely on the history of Vera Atkins and the women she recruited and trained to work for Britain's Special Operations Executive during World War II.

List of works

Novels
  • The Kommandant's Girl (The Kommandant's Girl, #1) (2007)
  • The Diplomat's Wife (The Kommandant's Girl, #2) (2008)[10]
  • The Ambassador's Daughter (Prequel to The Kommandant's Girl) (2013)[18]
  • The Winter Guest (2014)[19]
  • The Other Girl (2014)
  • The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach (2015)
  • The Orphan's Tale (2017)
  • The Lost Girls of Paris (2019)
  • The Woman with the Blue Star (2021)
  • Code Name Sapphire (2023)

References

  1. ^ "Pam Jenoff". Rutgers Faculty Directory. 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Barna, John. "Rutgers-Camden law professor uses life experiences to write engaging fictional novels.", Gloucester County Times, March 18, 2010. Accessed March 20, 2017. "A Haddonfield resident, Jenoff grew up in Evesham. She received her undergraduate degree from George Washington University and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School."
  3. ^ "Interview with Pam Jenoff", Goodreads, October 2009. Accessed March 20, 2017. "SS: Where did you go to high school and/or college? PJ: Cherokee High School, Marlton, NJ"
  4. ^ a b c d Granett, Brandi Megan (December 6, 2017) [July 28, 2015]. "This Writer's Life: A Conversation With Pam Jenoff". Huffpost. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Pam Jenoff". Rutgers Camden Law.
  6. ^ Elliott, Mary Ann (March 26, 2012). "Book review: The Kommandant's girl". Central Queensland News. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "A New Quills". Publishers Weekly. 254 (23). June 4, 2007. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  8. ^ "The Things We Cherished". Publishers Weekly. May 2, 2011.
  9. ^ Jenoff, Pam (September 1, 2014). The Other Girl. Publisher: Harlequin MIRA. ASIN B00KPJNKPS.
  10. ^ "The Diplomat's Wife (Review)". Publishers Weekly. March 17, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "Almost Home". Kirkus Reviews. December 1, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  12. ^ "Almost Home". Publishers Weekly. December 1, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  13. ^ (2010) "A Hidden Affair". Book Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  14. ^ "Hidden Things [sic]". Publishers Weekly. May 24, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  15. ^ (2011) "The Things We Cherished". Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  16. ^ "The Things We Cherished". Publishers Weekly. May 2, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  17. ^ "The Things We Cherished". Book Reporter. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  18. ^ Jenoff, Pam. "Popular Answered Questions". Goodreads. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  19. ^ Jenoff, Pam. The Winter Guest. Gale Group.