Pam Jenoff

Pam Jenoff (DOB unknown) is an American author, lawyer, and professor of law at Rutgers University.[1] She writes both love stories and historical novels, some of which have been nominated for awards and many of which have been bestsellers.

Biography

A resident of Haddonfield, New Jersey, Jenoff grew up in Evesham Township,[2] where she attended Cherokee High School.[3] Her mother "grew up in South Philadelphia in the 1940s"; "my dad’s family is from Atlantic City and my grandparents and great grandparents owned hotels and restaurants there in the 1930s and 40s."[4]

Her bachelor's degree is from George Washington University and her M.A. (in history) is from Cambridge University. Her J.D. degree is from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. A former Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army and a State Department officer, she lives in Philadelphia and currently teaches evidence, employment law, and legal writing at the Camden campus of Rutgers Law School.[5]

She had just begun practicing law at a private firm when the 9/11 attacks spurred her to pursue a personal goal of becoming a writer.[4]

Books

The Kommandant's Girl (2007)[6] was nominated for a Quill Award.[7] Publishers Weekly described The Things We Cherished (2012) as "a timeless love story."[8] Harlequin MIRA released The Other Girl on September 1, 2014.[9]

Although Jenoff's State Department experience was in Poland, she says that she "wrote all my earlier books set in Europe [while] living in America" and her first novel set in the US while living in Poland.[4]

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach was begun some 20 years before its completion; Jenoff acknowledges Louisa May Alcott's Little Women as an inspiration for this novel.[4]

The Lost Girls of Paris (2019) covers much the same ground as Susan Elia MacNeal's The Paris Spy (2017). Both novels rely on the history of Vera Atkins and the women she recruited and trained to work for Britain's Special Operations Executive during World War II.

List of works
Novels
  • The Ambassador's Daughter (Prequel to The Kommandant's Girl) (2013)[18]
  • The Winter Guest (2014)[19]
  • The Other Girl (2014)
  • The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach (2015)
  • The Orphan's Tale (2017)
  • The Lost Girls of Paris (2019)

References
  1. "Pam Jenoff". Rutgers Faculty Directory. 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. Barna, John. "Rutgers-Camden law professor uses life experiences to write engaging fictional novels.", Gloucester County Times, March 18, 2010. Accessed March 20, 2017. "A Haddonfield resident, Jenoff grew up in Evesham. She received her undergraduate degree from George Washington University and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School."
  3. "Interview with Pam Jenoff", Goodreads, October 2009. Accessed March 20, 2017. "SS: Where did you go to high school and/or college? PJ: Cherokee High School, Marlton, NJ"
  4. Granett, Brandi Megan (6 December 2017) [28 July 2015]. "This Writer's Life: A Conversation With Pam Jenoff". Huffpost. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "Pam Jenoff". Rutgers Camden Law.
  6. Elliott, Mary Ann (26 March 2012). "Book review: The Kommandant's girl". Central Queensland News. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  7. "A New Quills". Publishers Weekly. 254 (23). 4 June 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  8. "The Things We Cherished". Publishers Weekly. May 2, 2011.
  9. Jenoff, Pam (September 1, 2014). The Other Girl. Publisher: Harlequin MIRA. ASIN B00KPJNKPS.
  10. "The Diplomat's Wife (Review)". Publishers Weekly. 17 March 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  11. "Almost Home". Kirkus Reviews. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  12. "Almost Home". Publishers Weekly. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  13. (2010) "A Hidden Affair". Book Reporter. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  14. "Hidden Things [sic]". Publishers Weekly. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  15. (2011) "The Things We Cherished". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  16. "The Things We Cherished". Publishers Weekly. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  17. "The Things We Cherished". Book Reporter. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  18. Jenoff, Pam. "Popular Answered Questions". Goodreads. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  19. Jenoff, Pam. The Winter Guest. Gale Group.
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