“A friend of mine suddenly announced she had written a novel and got a publishing deal; I thought, 'Hang on... if she can do it, I can bloody well do it, too.' That novel went to a bidding war, and went on to be a huge best-seller.”

English novelist based in the United States

Jane Green is an English novelist based in the United States. By 2014, her books had sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, and they had been translated into 31 languages. She has also been described as one of the first writers associated with chick lit. Green is known for popular fiction that reached a wide international readership. Her work has been published in many languages, which reflects the broad appeal of her novels and the commercial success they achieved.