I adore children, but I was never that interested in new born babies. It's a terrible thing to have to admit, and you're not supposed to think that way as a woman, but everyone promises it's different when you have your own. It wasn't for me, though. Jane Green admitadorebaby share on social
I'd like to think I'm not quite so pretentious as to think my characters go off and live their lives once I've written the final page and switched the computer off. Jane Green charactercomputerfinal Change image and share on social
When I was a student, I had a part time job as a barmaid at a dodgy pub in Kent. Jane Green barmaiddodgyjob Change image and share on social
In my small, coastal New England town, an hour outside New York, I know many people who have dealt with cancer. I can reel off the names of at least 15 women I know, all in their 40s. Jane Green 40scancercoastal Change image and share on social
For me, decorating perfection means eclectic styles and collections of beautiful things like pottery, pillboxes and match strikers. Jane Green beautifulcollectiondecorate Change image and share on social
What I've come to learn with self-publishing is that if you want to provide readers with something of equal quality, it requires the same amount of time and expense. Jane Green amountequalexpense Change image and share on social
I learned that saying you love your friends isn't enough: that love is a verb - it requires Acts of Love. It is all about the doing, not the saying, and now I make a point, every day, of emailing or phoning or making a plan with those I love. Jane Green actdayemailing share on social
I have a business manager and a book-keeper who deals with our household bills. My husband and I sit down with her for a weekly report on how much money is going out, but I'm not terribly interested, and I don't have the patience for it. Jane Green billbookbusiness share on social
I know plenty of people with kids in elite, private schools and had heard many stories. I have drifted into the homes of some of those very wealthy families in New York and am fascinated with the dynamic and how much freedom the children are given. Jane Green childdriftdynamic share on social
I do know that I have always been one of life's observers, always standing slightly on the outside, watching. Jane Green lifeobserverslightly Change image and share on social