“Secrets become harder to keep the older you get. The things you think you can suppress, those idiosyncrasies and fantasies you hope no one will ever discover, become harder and harder to hide as the years advance. Partly it is maturity-the fear of discovery grows smaller, less significant, for you learn that none of us is perfect, that human nature is flawed, that life twists and turns in all sorts of unexpected ways and it is okay to end up in a different place to where you expected.”

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.