Jennifer Ryan lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband and their two children. Originally from London, she was previously a non-fiction book editor. She was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Award from John Hopkins and has had short stories published in literary journals. The Chilbury Ladies Choir is her first novel.
Genres: Historical
Novels
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir (2017)
The Spies of Shilling Lane (2019)
The Kitchen Front (2021)
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle (2022)
The Underground Library (2024)
The Spies of Shilling Lane (2019)
The Kitchen Front (2021)
The Wedding Dress Sewing Circle (2022)
The Underground Library (2024)
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