Jane Thynne (born 5 April 1961) is a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster.
Jane Thynne | |
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| Born | 5 April 1961 Venezuela |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, broadcaster |
| Language | English |
| Education | BA, English Literature |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford |
| Period | 1997– |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Spouse | Philip Kerr |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography edit
Jane Thynne was born in Venezuela on 5 April 1961. She attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in London.[1] She read English at St Anne's College, Oxford, gaining a BA degree. She was married to fellow novelist Philip Kerr until his death in 2018, and they had three children together.[citation needed]
Career edit
Thynne has worked as a journalist for the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Independent, for which she was the radio critic from October 2008 to November 2011.[2]
She has been a panelist on the BBC Radio 4 literary panel game The Write Stuff on many occasions.[citation needed]
Thynne was a member of the judging panel for the Oldie of the Year award in 2010, won by Joanna Lumley,[3] and in 2011, won by Barry Humphries.[4] She was also a judge for the Best Online Only Audio Drama award of the first BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012, won by Tim Fountain for Rock.[citation needed]
Her first novel, Patrimony, was published in 1997. This was followed by The Shell House (1999), The Weighing of the Heart (2010) and Black Roses[5] (2013).
Bibliography edit
- Thynne, Jane (1997). Patrimony. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-85702-656-6.
- Thynne, Jane (1999). The Shell House. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 978-1-85702-902-4.
- Thynne, Jane (2010). The Weighing of the Heart. Byline Books. ISBN 978-1-907560-00-2.
- Thynne, Jane (2013). Black Roses. London: Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-1-84983-983-9.
- Thynne, Jane (2014). UK: The Winter Garden (USA: Woman in the Shadows). London: Simon & Schuster UK.
- Thynne, Jane (2014). UK: A War of Flowers (USA: The Scent of Secrets). London: Simon & Schuster UK.
- Thynne, Jane (2015). UK: Faith and Beauty (USA: The Pursuit of Pearls). Simon & Schuster UK.
- Thynne, Jane (2016). UK: Solitaire (USA: ). Simon & Schuster UK.
- Thynne, Jane (2020). UK: The Words I Never Wrote (USA:—). Penguin Random House.
References edit
- ^ Biography Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine at journalisted.com
- ^ About Jane Thynne at Conville and Walsh literary agency
- ^ Joanna Lumley wins Oldie award for Gurkha campaign at BBC News
- ^ The Oldie of The Year Awards 2011 at The Oldie
- ^ [1], a Woman's Hour discussion about Nazi women depicted in new novels by Jane Thynne and Meike Ziervogel
External links edit
- Jane Thynne on Facebook
- Thynne, Jane (27 April 2013). "I set my teenage daughter a computer curfew". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 May 2013. (includes a picture of Thynne and her daughter)
- Jane Thynne on Journalisted
- "Jane Thynne's website".
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